Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
February 20, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23517
Aircraft time
50,594 hours, 36,564 cycles
Part
Skin
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1.2 INCH CRACK NEAR FS 767, RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE JUST ABOVE STRINGER 19R. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF AD 2004-18-06. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B737 SRM AND ER/A 097069-14AD.