Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 28, 2010
Submitted
July 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24412
Aircraft time
62,239 hours, 38,910 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577467
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 - Q4 - MAJOR REPAIR - A CRACK WAS FOUND IN CHEM MILLED AREA WITH A LONGITUDE OF 1.300 INCH LOCATED BETWEEN BS 727D AND BS 727E, STR-19L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 727D AND BS 727E, STR 19L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.

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