Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 31, 2002
Submitted
September 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
60,195 hours, 48,949 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65458493
Condition
Cracked
Location
R2 Door
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-13 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE R2 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER, BS 962. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 15-5200-02259-TB3.