What was found
THE SKIN AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR (R2) CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .375 INCH TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER ER/A 383941-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2002
- Submitted
- October 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N242WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23516
- Aircraft time
- 45,549 hours, 33,788 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.