Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372T4

Difficulty date
June 5, 2002
Submitted
June 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703S
Make and model
Boeing 7372T4
Aircraft serial
22529
Aircraft time
48,157 hours, 30,066 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545767
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
48,157 hours, 30,067 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

PREFLIGHT MAINTENANCE NOTED APPEARANCE OF CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 727A AND BS 727B ABOVE THE FLOOR LINE. NDT INSPECTION (EDDY CURRENT) VERIFIED DISCREPANCY TO BE 1 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE STRINGER S-16L, FORWARD OF BS 727B. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO REPAIR STATION. ACCOMPLISHED BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-53-1065, PERMANENT SKIN REPAIR PER FIGURE 54.

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