Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
September 8, 2026
Submitted
October 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7844A
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
35118
Aircraft time
62,616 hours, 34,804 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE CHEM-MILL SKIN INSPECTION A CRACK INDICATION WAS OBSERVED AT BS 780 AT STR 1. AT OVER 65% FULL SCREEN HEIGHT (FSH). WITH PAINT REMOVED THE INDICATION WAS CONSISTENT AND REPEATABLE AT OVER 70% FSH AND THEREFORE REJECTABLE PER NDT MANUAL PART 4 53-30-07. TSR SUBMITTED PER TASK CARD. TSR# 2026005838 C\W 26-153-02475 (AD - N7844A - VQQ - REPAIR - FUSELAGE - SKIN - BTW BSTA 767 & 787 - BELOW S-1 - CRACK) C\W 26-153-02475 (AD - N7844A - VQQ - REPAIR - FUSELAGE - SKIN - BTW BSTA 767 & 787 - BELOW S-1 - CRACK) C\W 26-153-02475