Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23185
Aircraft time
45,841 hours, 36,241 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

A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE FWD GALLEY DOOR OPENING. THE CRACK WAS 1.4 INCHES LONG IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER ONLY (BEAR STRAP NOT CRACKED). THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER B737-200 SRM 53-30-03 FIG. 26 AND ER/A 380408-14, REV A.