Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23099
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768278
Condition
Cracked
Location
C1 Doorway
Stage of operation
IN
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 TO HAVE 2 CRACKS ON THE FWD EDGE OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR BETWEEN STA 455 AND STA 440. THE UPPER CRACK IS JUST ABOVE STRINGER 23R AND WAS FOUND IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSEMBLY (.036 + .036 CLAD 2024-T3). IT MEASURED .22 FWD AND 1.25 VERTICALLY. THE LOWER CRACK LOCATION IS BELOW STRINGER 24R AND WAS FOUND IN THE OUTER SKIN (.036 CLAD 2024-T3) AND INTERNAL BEAR STRAP (.112 2024-T3), BUT NOT THE BONDED DOUBLER. IT MEASURED .7 FWD AND 1.0 VERTICALLY. REPAIRED PER INSTRUCTIONS OF ER/A330765-14 REV A.