SDR TSAA2026030270001

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737300

Difficulty date: February 27, 2026
Submitted: March 2, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N360WA
Make and model: Boeing 737300
Aircraft serial: 23553
Aircraft time: 65,980 hours, 56,925 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: E
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 ACCOMPLISHING SERVICE CHECK, CRACK WAS FOUND. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1 5/8 INCHES LONG, 7 ¼ INCHES AFT OF STA 727D (727D +7 ¼), 12 INCHES FWD OF STA 727E (727E -12), 7 ½ BELOW S-20R, 3 ¾ INCHES AFT OF THE WING-TO-BODY FAIRING, 10 ¾ INCHES ABOVE THE EXISTING REPAIR AROUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT & 12 ¾ FWD OF THE OTHER REPAIR.

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