Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
April 13, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23603
Aircraft time
34,551 hours, 29,497 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65458001205
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

THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE FWD GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT (R1) WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE SKIN ASSY. THE UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP WAS NOT CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH TWO INCH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 26 AND ER/A 369783-14, REV A.