Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
February 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23182
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800219
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING STEEL GUSSET WERE FOUND WITH A .20 INCH CRACK AT THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE L1 COCKPIT WINDOW CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A STEEL DOUBLER AND ALUMINUM TRIPLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 366614-14, REV C.