Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
March 3, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23347
Aircraft time
53,326 hours, 35,824 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577575
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 4 INCH CRACK AT FS 870 JUST ABOVE THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE AT STRINGER 23R. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF AD 2004-18-06. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER B737-300 SRM AND PER ER/A 097294-14AD.