Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 25, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23702
Aircraft time
67,869 hours, 43,898 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

SKIN PANEL - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN 10 INCHES AFT OF BS 727C, S4L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727 + 10", S4L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01.

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