Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
November 4, 2004
Submitted
November 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23516
Aircraft time
50,040 hours, 36,392 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577655
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION OF THE SKIN PER AD 2004-18-06 REVEALED A 4.7 INCH CRACK ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER LINE JUST ABOVE STRINGER 24L BETWEEN FS 937 & 947. THE CRACK WAS ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER FOR ANOTHER SKIN CRACK CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED. THE NEW AND PREVIOUS CUTOUT WERE REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 094732-14AD.