Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314DA
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23086
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L2 Doorway
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER. THE CRACK WAS IN THE INNER LAYER OF THE BONDED SKIN ASSEMBLY AND WAS APPROX 1.75 IN LENGTH. REPAIRED PER BACO S/B 737-53-1149.