Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23080
Aircraft time
47,697 hours, 38,122 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775553
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 CRACKED AT FS 765 JUST ABOVE S-19R. THE CRACK WAS APPROX 1 INCH IN LENGTH AND RAN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE BONDED DOUBLER. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF THAT DESCRIBED IN BACO S/B 737-53-1065 EVEN THOUGH THIS S/B IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR THIS A/C. ER/A 334707-14.