Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
November 8, 2005
Submitted
November 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390WL
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23219
Aircraft time
58,579 hours, 45,009 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 500d-520
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

ON WALK AROUND, NOTED SMALL SECTION OF PAINT MISSING ABOVE PAX WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN PARALLEL TO SKIN LAP BETWEEN BS 500D AND BS 520 BETWEEN STR 9 RT AND STR 10 RT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED UNPRESSURIZED FOR REPAIR. NOTE: CRACK IS IN UPPER SKIN PANEL ALONG HORIZONTAL LINE AT TOP EDGE OF LOWER SKIN PANEL LAP JOINT. 11/10/2005: REPAIRED DAMAGE PER SRM 53-00-01.

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