Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 6, 2004
Submitted
May 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23519
Aircraft time
45,299 hours, 35,777 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577518
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 CRACK APPROXIMATELY 2.3 INCHES LONG WAS NOTED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN APPROX. 1 INCH AFT OF BS 727B JUST BELOW S18R. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ERA 089987-14.