Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 31, 2008
Submitted
January 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24548
Aircraft time
52,522 hours, 35,649 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545774
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 4434952. 2 1/4" CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 727D & 727E AT STR 24R. VERIFIED CRACK AND MARKED ENDS USING HFEC INSP. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 727D & 727E AT STR 24R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.

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