Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372J8

Difficulty date
January 27, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235WA
Make and model
Boeing 7372J8
Aircraft serial
22859
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800741
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1.75 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN STACK UP AND REPAIRED WITH 3 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER THE PROCEDURES OF B737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 26 AND ER/A 369206-14, REV A.

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