Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 14, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23078
Aircraft time
47,010 hours, 37,656 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR SURROUND SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 21 AND ER/A 377870-14, REV A.