Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 16, 2012
Submitted
April 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Aircraft time
65,303 hours, 41,396 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577566
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

C1 CHECK - CRACK AT FUSELAGE SKIN 2 INCHES AFT OF BS 727E, S18R & 12 INCHES AFT OF BS 727E, S18R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 727E TO BS 771 & BETWEEN S17R TO S21R IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-31 & EA 139933.

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