Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 3, 2000
Submitted
October 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23608
Aircraft time
35,144 hours, 29,784 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 WITH A 3 INCH LONG CRACK NEAR FS 520 AND STRINGER 16L. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1 AND ER/A 378803-14.