Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23886
Aircraft time
60,100 hours, 40,750 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 - Q2 CHECK - CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727F + 8.5, S21L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727F + 8.5, S21L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.