Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
November 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951WP
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22951
Aircraft time
43,798 hours, 29,829 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577886
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT / LWR HINGE CUTOUT:CRACK REPAIR. THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR OPENING SURROUND SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK WAS IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER ONLY WITH NO CRACKING IN THE BEARSTRAP. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH TRIMOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND STEEL TRIPLERPER B737 SRM 53-60-01, FIG. 207 AND ER/A 379393-14, REV A.

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