Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
August 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310DA
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23082
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

DUE TO FATIGUE, THE L-2 DOOR LOWER CUTOUT HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A 1.5 TYPICAL CRACK IN THE BEAR STRAP, OUTER SKIN AND THE DOUBLER. THE CRACK CAN BE REPAIRED PER THE B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 24. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR WILL BE INSTALLED WITH BLIND FASTENERS DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND ACCESS. REPAIRED PER ERA 362539-14