Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
February 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23609
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 955
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 AND BONDED DOUBLER WERE FOUND WITH A .68 CRACK AT THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK DID NOT EXTEND INTO THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24. ER/A 366756-14, REV A WAS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIR WITH FASTENER DEVIATIONS.