Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
April 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23182
Part
Skin
Part number
654576972
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 379
Stage of operation
IN
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 SKIN AT THE COOLING DUCT CUTOUT, FS 379 BL 0, WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACK IS APPROX .5 IN LENGTH AND IS TYPICAL OF CRACKS DESCRIBED IN BACO S/B 737-53-1117 R-1. THE CRACK WILL BE STOP DRILLED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE INSTALLED PER THE BACO S/B. DURING ACCOMPLISHEMENT OF REPAIR, SKIN WAS DAMAGED JUST FORWARD OF FS 380, AT STR 27L, REQUIRING A SMALL CUTOUT. THE S/B DOUBLER WILL BE INCREASED IN SIZE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDTIONAL DAMAGE.