Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23255
Aircraft time
83,086 hours, 67,355 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545774
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 INDICATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN LOCATED AT THE BS 827+3.5" ABOVE STR 16L CRACK LENGHT=1.00". REPAIRED FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BETWEEN BS 818 TO BS 850 STR 14L TO STR 17L IAW EA 1-353-21451 REV 0 AND EO NO AEM-HC53-592

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