SDR DL73K011387

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date: August 23, 2001
Submitted: September 5, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N322DL
Make and model: Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial: 23094
Aircraft time: 49,729 hours, 38,269 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fs 951
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 / AFT GALLEY DOOR (R2) OPENING / UPPER HINGECUTOUT : CRACK REPAIR A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR OPENING. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 21A AND ER/A 381595-14, REV A.