Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 7, 2010
Submitted
July 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Aircraft time
60,218 hours, 40,641 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577484
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 - Q1 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D + 3 INCHES BELOW S23L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D + 3 INCHES BELOW S23L IAW EA 102030 DRAFT NR 8.