Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 26, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310DA
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23082
Aircraft time
49,350 hours, 38,969 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

FUSELAGE SKIN AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT AT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT: THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR (R2) CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1 IN CRACK IN THE SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF ALL LAYERS OF THE SKIN ASSY AND REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380675-14, REV B.