Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
April 3, 2004
Submitted
April 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23183
Aircraft time
52,480 hours, 35,831 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577572
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH 2 CRACKS ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER EDGES AT STRINGERS 22R & 23R. AN EXISTING REPAIR FOR A SIMILAR CRACK WAS LOCATED AT STRINGER 24R. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED, ALL CRACKS REMOVED WITH CUTOUTS, AND THE CUTOUTS REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE ALUMINUM DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 089558-14, REV A.