Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
January 13, 2013
Submitted
January 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
26571
Aircraft time
67,174 hours, 56,675 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545819
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NLG WHEEL WELL AROUND FASTENER HEAD. CRACK INDICATION FOUND IN BS 243.7+4.5 AND WL 169.1 CRACK LENGHT=0.2006". PERFORMED REPAIR ON LEFT SIDE OF THE NLG WHEEL WELL LOCATED BETWEEN BS 230 TO BS 259.5+4" AND BTW W

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