Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 27, 2000
Submitted
October 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23076
Aircraft time
48,301 hours, 38,954 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 FUSELAGE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 X 1.5 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS LOCALLY REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND STEEL TRIPLER PER BAC 737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 33 AND ER/A 378706-14, REV A.