Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 20, 2018
Submitted
October 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29557
Aircraft time
26,515 hours, 10,648 cycles
Part
Doubler
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

WHILE WORKING LOWER LATCH FOR EXTERNAL POWER ACCESS DOOR, FOUND THE LOWER DOOR CUTOUT DOUBLER FOR THE LATCH CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON THE FUSELAGE. CRACKED AREA KEEPS DOOR FROM CLOSING COMPLETELY AND NOT LATCHING. REPAIRED THE DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-10-15-2R-4.