Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Aircraft time
60,460 hours, 49,538 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3040
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

MAJOR REPAIR, DURING C-14 CHECK A .500 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON AFT EDGE OF THE LEFT NR 1 DOOR INNER SKIN 12 INCHES ABOVE AFT LOWER LATCH ROLLER. NO NDT NEEDED, CRACK TERMINATES AT THE END OF SKIN. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM.