Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23602
Part
Skin
Part number
65458001205
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

FUSELAGE SKIN ASSY R1 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER AFT CORNER CRACK REPAIR. A .25 LONG TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 368091-14, REV A.