Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Aircraft time
60,783 hours, 37,726 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545774
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 - TWO CRACKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E & BS 747 ALONG S24L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E & BS 747 ALONG S24L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.

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