Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23518
Part
Skin
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 UPPER OUTBD CORNER OF THE COCKPIT L1 WINDOW SURROUND SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK. WHILE STOP DRILLING THE CRACK PER SRM, THE DRILL HOLE WAS MISTAKENLY DRILLED THROUGH THE WINDOW POST. THE DRILL HOLE WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE POST AND POST STRAP. AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE SKIN AND WINDOW POST. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 364718-14.