Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23520
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Cockpit
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 L1 COCKPIT WINDOW WAS FOUND WITH A .75 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE SKIN AND UNDERLYING GUSSET ALONG THE C-D WINDOW POST. THE GUSSET CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND THE SKIN CRACK TRIMMED OUT. AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER AND ALUMINUM TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365422-14.