Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 6, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23098
Aircraft time
47,468 hours, 37,003 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 SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT WERE FOUND CRACK AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. CRACK REMOVAL RESULTED IN A 2 INCH X 2 INCH CUTOUT IN SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AND A .5 INCH CUTOUT IN THE BEARSTRAP. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER ER/A 379973-14, REV B.