Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
August 5, 2006
Submitted
August 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
22117
Aircraft time
53,706 hours, 74,491 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
6545777
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 LT SIDE OF FUSELAGE SKIN DIRECTLY BELOW LAST PASSENGER WINDOW ON LOWER FUSELAGE BS 932 JUST BELOW STRINGER 21L. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WITH APPROXIMATELY 19 BY 16 EXTERNAL SKIN PATCH, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 48, DETAIL XII.