Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
February 26, 2017
Submitted
February 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360WA
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23553
Aircraft time
56,926 hours, 42,097 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727e
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK, 2 INCHES AFT OF BS 727E DIRECTLY ABOVE STRINGER 23R. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 31.