Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737297

Difficulty date
February 24, 2003
Submitted
February 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N147AW
Make and model
Boeing 737297
Aircraft serial
22630
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
54,001 hours, 37,323 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT AT MAINT. BASE FOR "A3" CHECK COMPLIANCE. IN C/W TASK CARD A-07A A 1.8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN AT LT BS 757 BELOW STR 17. A NON-ROUTINE T030446 AND ACO 035313R00 WAS ISSUED TO DOCUMENT SRM REPAIR CH 53-30-3 FIG 25. CRACK IN SKIN AREA WAS REMOVED. A FILLER AND DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.