Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
January 19, 2010
Submitted
January 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24811
Aircraft time
51,453 hours, 35,612 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727f S25r
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 - C4 - MAJOR REPAIR - NR 03C10053011/001 AND 5002212, CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF BS 727F ABOVE S25R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF BS 727F ABOVE S25R IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31. UPON FURTHER REVIEW 2 ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE NOTED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E + 8 INCHES AT S25R & AT BS 727E + 7 INCHES AT S24R.

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