Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
July 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23440
Part
Skin
Part number
65184201059
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Cockpit
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

A .375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING GUSSET AT THE UPPER OUTBD CORNER OF THE L1 COCKPIT WINDOW (UPPER END OF THE C-D POST). THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A STEEL REPAIR DOUBLER AND ALUMINUM REPAIR TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365155-14, REV B.