Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
February 18, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23607
Aircraft time
44,249 hours, 34,669 cycles
Part
Skin
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 FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A .25 INCH CRACK AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR OPENING (R2 DOOR). THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL STEEL REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 088604-14, REV B.