Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
May 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23988
Aircraft time
60,126 hours, 40,383 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C32358
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 - Q2 - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 444 APPROX 9 INCHES ABOVE S25R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 444 APPROX 9 INCHES ABOVE S25R IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 32 & EA 102913.