Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
December 27, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23885
Aircraft time
59,716 hours, 40,636 cycles
Part
Skin
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 - Q1 CHECK - CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D+3 JUST BELOW S-23R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D+3 JUST BELOW S-23R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31 DETAIL 7.