Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 21, 2006
Submitted
August 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23857
Aircraft time
53,344 hours, 36,620 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727e S24-25r
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

TWO CRACKS FOUND, 2.5 INCH AND 3 INCH. THE 2.5 INCH CRACK AT 727E S24R, 3 INCH CRACK AT 727E + 5 INCH S25R ON FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.

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