SDR SWAA115708

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737317

Difficulty date
August 7, 2011
Submitted
August 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698SW
Make and model
Boeing 737317
Aircraft serial
23176
Aircraft time
76,758 hours, 63,024 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65528873159
Part serial
1081
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING SCHEDULED MV2 CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT L2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR PER MM.