Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 28, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Aircraft time
51,697 hours, 39,857 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

THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSY. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A TRIM-OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3 AND PER ER/A 382354-14, REV A.