Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 18, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23100
Part
Skin
Part number
655298862
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

A 2 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN, BONDED DOUBLER, AND BEAR STRAP OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR (L2) CUTOUT AT THE UPPER AFT CORNER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN ASSY AND REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 369290-14, REV C.