Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
November 7, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23518
Aircraft time
38,405 hours, 31,010 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 L2 DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 21A AND ER/A 379178-14, REV A.