Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
August 17, 2009
Submitted
September 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Aircraft time
70,510 hours, 43,450 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800219
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

SAL - C23 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BETWEEN BS 303.9 TO BS 351.2 & BETWEEN S16L TO S17L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BETWEEN BS 303.9 TO BS 351.2 & BETWEEN S16L TO S17L IAW EA 132593.

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