Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 21, 2002
Submitted
January 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22647
Aircraft time
60,165 hours, 49,287 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
50079452
Condition
Cracked
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-20 CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND ON L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AT UPPER CORNER BS 319.5. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED THE CRACK AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY THE CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B737-300 SRM 52-00-3, PG. 10, AND SRM 51-30-2, PG. 2 & 3.