Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737209

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
January 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AL
Make and model
Boeing 737209
Aircraft serial
23913
Part
Skin
Part number
65457701
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

FOUND FUSELAGE CRACK AT BS 940 S-21R. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND VERIFIED CRACK REMOVED USING HFEC. FABRICATED, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)