Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N239WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23187
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

SKIN AT THE COOLING DUCT CUTOUT BS 379 BL 2 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT INTO A FASTENER HOLE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .6 IN LENGTH AND IS TYPICAL OF CRACKS DESCRIBED IN BACO S/B 737-53-1117 R1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE S/B, THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED.