Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
July 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23516
Part
Skin
Part number
654577882
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 332
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN ASSY / R1 DOOR CUTOUT / LOWER AFT CORNER / FS 332 : CRACK REPAIR. THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .375 INCH LONG TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER (FS 332). THE CRACK WAS THROUGH THE SKIN ASSY AND BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 367813-14, REV A.