Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
August 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361NC
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23260
Aircraft time
700,049 hours, 44,508 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
70,049 hours, 44,508 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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT CUTOUT OF GROUND AIR CONDITIONING RECEPTACLE AT BS 520. ROUTED OUT SKIN TO REMOVE CRACK IAW SRM 51-10-02. NDT INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED TO VERIFY NO ADDITIONAL CRACKING OF SKIN WAS PRESENT IAW NDT MANUAL 51-00-00, NO CRACKS NOTED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW DRAWING 53-12221-1, NEW REV.