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
65458576
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 FWD CORNER OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR (R2) CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE SKIN ASSY AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT IN ALL MEMBERS AND REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24 AND ER/A 369784-14, REV A.