Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
February 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665WN
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23497
Aircraft time
83,825 hours, 62,173 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

CRACK FOUND ON EXTERNAL SKIN AT THE CHEM-MILLED STEP LOCATED AT BS 500D+2" ABOVE STR 12L CRACK LENGHT APPROX=1.8". REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW EA 1-353-21716 REV 0.

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