Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372S3

Difficulty date
November 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369DL
Make and model
Boeing 7372S3
Aircraft serial
21776
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
R2 Doorway
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 FUSELAGE SKIN, DOUBLER AND BEAR STRAP WERE FOUND WITH A 1 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE R2 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24 EXCEPT BLIND FASTENERS WERE AUTHORIZED ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366018-14, REV B.

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