Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
November 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23702
Aircraft time
66,317 hours, 42,644 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577566
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

CLT - MAJOR REPAIR - RON - 1 INCH CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 727D+18 INCHES, STR 23R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 727D+18 INCHES, STR 23R IAW ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 102368 AND B737 SRM 51-00-01, REPAIR 31.

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