Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 31, 2012
Submitted
January 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23388
Aircraft time
80,635 hours, 62,768 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545765
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

CHEM MILL CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 500B+5 OVER STRINGER 23 RIGHT. TRIMMED OUT CRACK AT BS 500B+5 ABOVE STR 23 RT IN AN AREA OF 1" X 4". HFEC VERIFIED NO CRACKS. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31. ASSESSED THE REPAIR TO BE A CATEGORY

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