Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
August 18, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3301
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23181
Aircraft time
53,030 hours, 36,145 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Skin
Part number
654577567
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CRACK REPAIR, THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK AT FS 757 JUST BELOW STRINGER 19R RUNNING ALONG THE UNDERLYING BONDED DOUBLER EDGE. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER IAW ER/A 092756-14.