Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
November 8, 2012
Submitted
November 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23987
Aircraft time
64,196 hours, 43,040 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
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

TRIPLE GEAR CHANGE. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 540 AND S10L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA 203643.