Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
August 7, 2004
Submitted
August 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23441
Aircraft time
50,664 hours, 34,776 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs S-L
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A SKIN CRACK WAS FOUND ALONG THE THE MILL LINE OF THE UNDERLYING BONDED DOUBLER JUST AFT OF FS 727D AND BELOW STRINGER 23L. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1.5 X 2.5 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 092528-14, REV A.