Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
June 11, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23990
Aircraft time
6,261 hours, 42,142 cycles
Part
Skin
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

THRU FLIGHT - CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 500G MINUS 14 INCHES BELOW S13R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT 14 INCHES MINUS OF BS 500G BELOW S13R IAW EA 104027.