Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 31, 2002
Submitted
September 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
60,350 hours, 49,063 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
4507945178
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
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 - DURING C-13 CHECK A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON L1 DOOR INNER SKIN AT UPPER CORNER ACCESS HOLE FOR FOR UPPER END OF VERTICAL TORQUE TUBE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN, FOUND MATERIAL LOSS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER B737-200 SRM 52-00-2 PG 16, 21-24, FIG. 6.