Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
August 23, 2004
Submitted
August 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3301
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23181
Aircraft time
53,030 hours, 36,145 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577472
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

TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED SKIN DOUBLER LINE OF STRINGER 24L. ONE CRACK WAS JUST FWD AND THE OTHER JUST AFT OF A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR FOR REPAIR OF SIMILAR MILL LINE CRACKING. THE SKIN PANEL WAS CUT FROM THE STRINGER 20L LAP JOINT TO THE S-25L LAP JOINT AT FS 727C & 756. A NEW SKIN PANEL WAS SPLICED IN WITH ALUMINUM STRAP DOUBLERS PER ER/A 092754-14.