Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
November 14, 2005
Submitted
November 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23947
Aircraft time
51,953 hours, 28,116 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door 2r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DOOR 2R DOOR CUTOUT HAS POSSIBLE CRACK APPROX 3.5 INCH LOWER FWD CORNER. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE ACCOMPLISHED HFEC AND CONFIRMED CRACK THREE AND ONE HALF INCH LONG. MAJOR REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01 DETAIL IV, DOUBLER-TRIPLER REPAIR SCHEME USED AT FWD LWR CORNER OF DOOR CUTOUT.