Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73735B

Difficulty date
April 25, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224DA
Make and model
Boeing 73735B
Aircraft serial
24269
Aircraft time
35,861 hours, 17,426 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654580026
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT IN THE CORNER. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 384787-14, REV A.

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