Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
May 22, 2010
Submitted
May 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23987
Aircraft time
58,179 hours, 39,282 cycles
Part
Skin
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 - MAJOR REPAIR - C6 CHECK - CRACKED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 727F + 2 INCHES, S22R. REPAIRED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 727F + 2 INCHES, S22R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.