Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
February 20, 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
6545768
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

ONE INCH SUB-SURFACE CHEM-MILL CRACK FOUND DURING NDT INSPECTION, ABOVE STR-26L AT BS 383 TO BS 384. REPAIRED CHEM-MILL CRACK OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 383 TO 384 STR 26L IAW ER 13-01261 & EA 1-353-21605 FACT AS A RESULT OF POST REPAIR INSPECTION.

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