Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
August 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23984
Aircraft time
60,908 hours, 40,946 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800219
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

Q3 CHECK - CRACKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUTS AT BS303.9 BETWEEN S10L TO S13L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE FUSELAGE SKIN AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUTS IAW B737 SRM 53-10-01, REPAIR 14.