Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23607
Part
Skin
Part number
654580027
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 332
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 R1 DOOR CUTOUT (FWD GALLEY DOOR) WAS FOUND WITH A .75 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS IN THE SKIN ASSY AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 26 AND ER/A 367476-14, REV A.