SDR SPAA00006

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737236

Difficulty date: August 22, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N923WA
Make and model: Boeing 737236
Aircraft serial: 21800
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Service 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

DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP TASK C53-100-01, PART 10 OF 12, A 3 INCH CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND DOUBLER AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE RIGHT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT. DAMAGED MATERIAL WAS REMOVED, REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE B-737 SRM, CHAPTER 53-3-3, FIGURE 26.