Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
July 30, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Aircraft time
61,378 hours, 49,988 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545871132
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 - DURING C-18 CHECK A 1/4" CRACK WAS FOUND ON R-1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT UPPER AFT CORNER OF HINGE CUTOUT, CONFIRMED BY HFEC INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AT R-1 DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER OF HINGE CUTOUT AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW AWA ER 15-5241-02221-TB1.