Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23077
Part
Skin
Part number
654577871
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 951
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 ASSY AND BEAR STRAP WERE FOUND WITH AN APPROX 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP AND REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 366265-14, REV A.