Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
May 3, 2007
Submitted
May 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23155
Aircraft time
45,243 hours, 66,578 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
6545775
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 887 S23-24r
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

WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS TO COMPLY WITH AD 2005-13 A CRACK APPROX 2" LONG WAS DISCOVERED AT BS887 +3 BETWEEN STR 23R AND STR 24R. [SUP 05-22-07] CRACK APPROX 2 LONG WAS REPAIRED AT BS 887 + 3 BETWEEN STR 23R AND STR 24R IAW SRM 53-30-3 PROCEDURE VII. CUTOUT INSPECTED IAW NDT MANUAL PT. 6 51-00-00 FIG 23. FINAL REPAIR SIZE APPROX. 12 X 10.