Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23989
Aircraft time
54,657 hours, 36,798 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775
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 - C3 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE STRINGER 24R AND FORWARD OF BS 727E. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE STRINGER 24R AND FORWARD OF BS 727E IAW B737 SRM 51-00-01 REPAIR 31.