Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 17, 2004
Submitted
February 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Aircraft time
63,310 hours, 51,533 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65458491
Condition
Cracked
Location
R-2 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

DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT R-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT RUNNING DOWNWARD AND AFT FROM LOWER CORNER BS 328, RBL 65, STR 10 RT, WL 260. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT CRACK AT R-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT BS 328, RBL 65, STR 10 RT, WL 260; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA ER 15-5210-04029-ES2.