Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 8, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23186
Aircraft time
47,442 hours, 36,935 cycles
Part
Skin
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THE KEEL AREA BETWEEN FS 661 & 727 WAS FOUND WITH CRACKS AT SEVERAL OF THE ACCESS CUTOUTS IN THE PANEL. THE CRACKING IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53-1104. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED AND A MODIFIED PANEL MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER THE S/B AND PER ER/A 386067-14.