Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 30, 2004
Submitted
December 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23103
Aircraft time
50,857 hours, 40,151 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655298862
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 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSY AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP AT THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH 3 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM AND ER/A 095399-14, REV A.