Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2000
Submitted
September 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23103
Aircraft time
44,172 hours, 36,228 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768237
Condition
Gouged
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 FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT FWD EDGE (FS 440) WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL GOUGES AND SCRATCHES BETWEEN STRINGERS 21R & 25R. THE SKIN WAS CUT OUT TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 378451-14, REV A.