Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372S3

Difficulty date
May 2, 2000
Submitted
May 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369DL
Make and model
Boeing 7372S3
Aircraft serial
21776
Aircraft time
60,680 hours, 41,116 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577416
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

A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM UNDER A WING TO BODY FAIRING AT FS 727A+3 AND STRINGER 17L. AN EXISTING REPAIR WAS NEAR THE CRACK. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND THE NEW CRACK AND EXISTING REPAIR CUTOUT WERE COMBINED INTO A 20 X 11 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 377172-14, REV A.

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