Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 5, 2009
Submitted
July 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23702
Aircraft time
63,463 hours, 40,540 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545765
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 ON FUSELAGE SKIN ALONG LAP JOINT AT BS 520, S10R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN ALONG LAP JOINT AT BS 520, S10R IAW US AIRWAYS EA 101256.

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