Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
January 20, 2009
Submitted
January 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24638
Aircraft time
54,762 hours, 37,689 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
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

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT RT AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT, FWD LOWER CORNER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. STARTED INSTALLING DOUBLER REPAIR. REPAIRED CRACKED SKIN AT DOOR 2R.