Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
December 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660SW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23230
Aircraft time
82,394 hours, 62,305 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545771
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

CRACK ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED AT BS 420+6" AND STR 16R UPPER LOBE FUSELAGE. REPAIRED EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BETWEEN BS 416 TO BS 453 AND STR 14R TO STR 17R UPPER LOBE FUSELAGE IAW SRM B737-300 53-00-01-2R-31.