Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 7, 2007
Submitted
September 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501UW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23231
Aircraft time
58,581 hours, 44,295 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6552988
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100 - Fusel
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

CTL - MAJOR REPAIR - NR 4217926, CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 909, S23R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 909, S23R IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31. DURING THE REPAIR OF THE DISCREPANCY IN NR 4217926 A SECOND CRACK WAS IDENTIFIED AND DOCUMENTED ON NR 4217924. THE REPAIR FOR THE SECOND CRACK WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE FIRST REPAIR.