Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 5, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23094
Aircraft time
48,394 hours, 37,690 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 SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT SKIN. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH .25 INCH X .8 INCH TRIMOUT IN THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN ONLY. THE TRIMOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 380477-14, REV A.