What was found
THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR (R2) CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSY. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382883-14 REV A.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2002
- Submitted
- April 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N245WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23519
- Aircraft time
- 40,367 hours, 32,879 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.