Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 31, 2008
Submitted
January 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Aircraft time
58,405 hours, 36,093 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778
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

CLT RON MAJOR REPAIR LOG NR 4434942. 1.5" CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 943 STRINGER 24L. VERIFIED CRACK AND MARKED ENDS USING HFEC INSPECTION. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 943 STRINGER 24L IAW EA NR 100794.

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