Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 20, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23986
Aircraft time
53,606 hours, 36,264 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545774
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

CLT- DROP IN- MAJOR REPAIR - FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT BS 727E S23L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E S23L IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31. (A)