Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
R2 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

THE R-2 DOORWAY HAS A CRACK AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER EXTENDING 2. THE CRACK REMAINS WITHIN THE DAMAGE LIMITATIONS OF THE B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 24. THE CRACK EXTENDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE BONDED ASSEMBLY OF SKIN, DOUBLER, AND BEAR STRAP. THE SKIN AND DOUBLER ARE BOTH MADE OUT OF CLAD 2024-T3 WITH A THICKNESS OF .036. THE BEAR STRAP IS .090 CLAD 2024-T3. REPAIRED PER ERA 362753-14.