What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK NEAR FS 520 AND STRINGER 16L. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1 AND ER/A 379238-14.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2000
- Submitted
- November 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N314DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23086
- Aircraft time
- 48,044 hours, 38,349 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.