Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
September 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N186AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22653
Aircraft time
62,039 hours, 50,495 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65458493
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING C-16 CHECK A 0.090 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON R-2 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT CORNER OF UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT CRACK ON R-2 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT CORNER OF UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IAW B737-200 SRM 52-00-2 PG 3, FIG 1 & 6, SHEETS 3 & 6.