Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
December 4, 2007
Submitted
December 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23876
Aircraft time
53,449 hours, 36,570 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

CLT - MAJOR REPAIR-RON-NR 4217632, LEFT FUSELAGE HAS A SKIN CRACK 7 INCHES AFT OF FRAME 727E ALONG TOP SIDE OF STRINGER 24L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.