Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2004
Submitted
March 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23090
Aircraft time
56,235 hours, 42,361 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775553
Condition
Gouged
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 AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP WERE FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT AT STRINGER 22R. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 X .75 INCH CUTOUT FROM THE DOOR CUTOUT EDGE. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 088918-14, REV A.