Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
March 29, 2014
Submitted
March 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N857AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33793
Aircraft time
31,275 hours, 16,714 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
UNKNOW
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
31,275 hours, 16,714 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

LOWER FUSELAGE AT BS 540 BETWEEN STRINGER 22 RT & 23 RT EXTERNAL SKIN WITH TWO EACH CRACKS COMMON TO FASTENER HOLES. DETECTED WITH HFEC INSPECTION.