Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
December 19, 2004
Submitted
January 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23598
Aircraft time
49,895 hours, 33,844 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768229
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

INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN PER AD 2004-18-06 REVEALED A 3 INCH CRACK ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE JUST BELOW STRINGER 15R AT FS 500D+7. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 095736-14AD.