Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 10, 2003
Submitted
October 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23079
Aircraft time
55,415 hours, 41,331 cycles
Part
Skin
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

A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT THROUGH THE SKIN, BONDED DOUBLER, AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 X 2 INCH CUTOUT THROUGH THE STACK-UP. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 3 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24 AND ER/A 087496-14, REV A.