Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23079
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778
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 AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .25 INCH LONG TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER DOOR HINGE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER ONLY. THE DAMAGED SKIN ASSY WAS CUT AWAY AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND STEEL TRIPLER PER THE GUIDELINES OF B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 34. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 366544-14, REV A.