Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
September 30, 2000
Submitted
October 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23516
Aircraft time
39,337 hours, 31,160 cycles
Part
Skin
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 LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A DEEP GOUGE. THE GOUGE WAS LOCATED 2 INCHES ABOVE THE TYPICAL CRACK LOCATION FOR THIS CORNER. THE GOUGE WAS TRIMMED OUT OF THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. INSTALLED PER ER/A 378758-14, REV B. THE REPAIR IS SIMILAR TO B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24.