Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 3, 2009
Submitted
July 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24893
Aircraft time
50,904 hours, 34,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800219
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 - Q-2 - MAJOR REPAIR - NR 03-0557-8-0550/003 - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT AT BS304, S13L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT AT BS304, S13L IAW US AIRWAYS EA 101240.

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