Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 31, 2012
Submitted
February 4, 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
6545767
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 415 OVER STRINGER 26 LEFT LAP. CHEM-MILL CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN BS 415 OVER STR 26 LEFT LAP WAS REPAIRED IAW ATS ER 13-01006 DATED 21JAN13 AND EA 1-353-21504 FACT AS A RESULT OF POST REPAIR INSPECTION.

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