Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
May 2, 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
6545800219
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 L1 LOWER DOOR SKIN HINGE CUTOUT AT BS 303.93 BETWEEN WL 238 TO WL 234. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT L1 LOWER DOOR SKIN HINGE CUTOUT AT BS 303.93 BETWEEN WL 238 TO WL 234 IAW EA 102888.