Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23095
Part
Skin
Part number
65458001206
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 330
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 LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .7 TYPICAL CRACK THROUGH THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE BEAR STRAP WAS UNDAMAGED. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND DOUBLER AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOULBER AND TRIPLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 16 AND ER/A 368547-14, REV A.