Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
April 7, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23518
Aircraft time
36,304 hours, 30,083 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577561
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

TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW STR 18R AT FS 727B AND FS 747. THE CRACK AT FS 727B WAS 4 INCHES LONG AND THE ONE AT FS 747 WAS 1.25 LONG. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV AND WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER ERA 334287-14.