Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
October 17, 2009
Submitted
October 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24997
Aircraft time
50,559 hours, 33,599 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

SAL - Q2 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BETWEEN BS 294.5 TO BS 312 & BETWEEN S12L TO S14L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BETWEEN BS 294.5 TO BS 312 & BETWEEN S12L TO S14L IAW EA 3132666A.

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