Service difficulty report · Scuff Plate · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
January 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660SW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23230
Aircraft time
82,394 hours, 62,305 cycles
Part
Scuff Plate
Part number
6550585
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 SCUFF PLATE LOCATED ON AFT LOWER CORNER OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUT OUT. SCUFF PLATE AFT CORNER OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT REPAIRED BY WELDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EA 1-A53-2076 REV 10 (SCUFF PLATE AFT LOWER CORNER).