Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23094
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 LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE R-2 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE SKIN AND DOUBLER. THE BEAR STRAP WAS NOT CRACKED. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER B737 SRM53-30-3, FIG 24 EXCEPT BLIND BOLTS WERE SUBSTITUTED ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365253-14, REV A.