Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
January 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
22117
Part
Skin
Part number
65457901
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

REPAIRED 1.25 INCH FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT BS 787 S-11L. TRIMMED OUT CRACK DAMAGE AND VERIFIED WITH HFEC, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED, INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 25. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)