Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 5, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23518
Aircraft time
40,922 hours, 32,070 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

FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 19L AT FS 767. THE CRACK WAS JUST ABOVE THE WAFFLE DOUBLER AT THE STRINGER. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER THE B737 SRM AND ER/A 381488-14.