Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23085
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
R1 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 FUSELAGE SKIN AND DOUBLER WERE FOUND TO HAVE A 1.5 INCH TYPICAL CRACK AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER THE B737-200 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 26, EXCEPT BLIND BOLTS WERE AUTHORIZED ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365981-14, REV A.