Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
June 27, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23609
Aircraft time
37,801 hours, 30,435 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65737433
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 492, S-25r
Stage of operation
IN
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 / C1 DOOR CUTOUT / FS 492 / STRG. 25R :CRACK REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP WERE FOUND CRACKED AT AN EXISTING FASTENER LOCATION COMMON TO THE FS 492 FRAME BELOW STRINGER 25R. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1.8" CUTOUT THROUGH THE SKIN AND BEARSTRAP. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER ER/A 381125-14, REV A.