Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 10, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23093
Aircraft time
53,455 hours, 39,669 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655298890
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT, UPPER HINGE CUTOUT CRACK REPAIR THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK THROUGH THE SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 385034-14, REV A.