Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 18, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23095
Aircraft time
44,060 hours, 38,946 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 FWD CORNER OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER ARE INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24 AND ER/A 379810-14, REV A.