# SDR ASAA2014102809538

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 28, 2014
- Submitted: November 4, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N764AS
- Make and model: Boeing 737-4Q8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-4Q8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4q8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 25101
- Aircraft time: 67,511 hours, 43,587 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 65C357976
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 947-967
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2014102809538

## Discrepancy

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT R2 DOOR CUTOUT FS 947.5+ 10 AT STRINGER 17R. CRACK ORIGINATES UNDER DOOR THRESHOLD AND TERMINATES AT FASTENER JUST FWD OF THRESHOLD PLATE. VERIFIED CRACK WITH HFEC PER BOEING NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. ACFT GROUNDED.  REPAIRED R2 DOOR CUTOUT AT 947.5+10 AT STR 17R IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-32, REPAIR 32, THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR THAT REQUIRES INSPECTION AT 24,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS WITH A THRESHOLD OF 66,000 FLIGHT CYCLES CURRENT FLIGHT CYCLES IS 30,507 AT TIME OF REPAIR COMPLETED.

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