Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23702
Aircraft time
62,728 hours, 40,076 cycles
Part
Skin
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 - CRACK IN AFT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 727D TO BS 727E, S20R. REPAIRED AFT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 727D TO BS 727E, S20R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.

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