SDR F3LA96060

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
November 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
20212
Part
Skin
Part number
BAC1518399
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 977
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

PAE - FOUND CRACK IN SKIN AT THE TOP EDGE OF LOWER DOOR CUTOUT AT BS 977 WL 208. CRACK IS APPROXIMATE 1.5 INCH LONG, TRAVELING FROM EDGE INTO HOLE AND BEYOND. CRACK IS IN QUADRUPLER. REMOVED CRACKED QUADRUPLER, AND TRIPLER AT BS 947-1016 WL 218-190 AND FABRICATED A NEW QUADRUPLER. REINSTALLED TRIPLER AND QUADRUPLER PER EWO 96-0767 AND B737-200 SRM 51-10-2. (M)