Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 27, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23087
Aircraft time
48,500 hours, 38,468 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778795
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 960, S-17l
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN ASSY / AFT PASSENGER DOOR(L2) OPENING / LWR FWD CORNER : CRACK REPAIR . THE FUSELAGE SKIN, BONDED DOUBLER AND BEAR STRAP WERE FOUND CRACKED AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED IN ALL LAYERS WITH A 1" X 2" CUTOUT. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH 3 ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG. 24 AND ER/A 379640-14, REV A.