Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737297

Difficulty date
June 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726AL
Make and model
Boeing 737297
Aircraft serial
22426
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.75 INCHES IN LENGTH AT BS 727 PLUS 12 INCHES AND STRINGER 16R. VERIFIED BY HFEC. REPAIRED CRACK PER BOEING SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 6. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)