Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 22, 2009
Submitted
July 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Aircraft time
50,904 hours, 34,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C35775
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 - DROP-IN - MAJOR REPAIR - FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN BS 727C TO BS 727D, S26R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 727C TO BS 727D, S26R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.