Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
October 20, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3301
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23181
Aircraft time
44,241 hours, 30,784 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654580026
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

A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT (FS 348, S-16L). THE CRACK WAS IN THE OUTER SKIN ONLY AND WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 X .5 INCH CUTOUT. THE CORNER WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 378991-14, REV A.