Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
October 3, 2002
Submitted
October 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22651
Aircraft time
60,444 hours, 49,246 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3063
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-20 CHECK A 1/4" CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN OF R-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AT FORWARD UPPER CORNER BS 957.5, WL 240. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT R-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AT FORWARD UPPER CORNER BS 957.5, WL 240 BY .040" AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, FIG. 21A.