Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 10, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24538
Aircraft time
54,077 hours, 36,710 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 947 S11r
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

EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED BS 947 S11R, CRACK IS JUST FWD OF AFT GALLEY DOOR BODY TORQUE TUBE UPPER CUTOUT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 53-60-014 PG201, THIS REPAIR IS A CLASS 'B' REPAIR.