What was found
A 3 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 18R AT FS 749. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1 AND ER/A 379971-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2001
- Submitted
- February 15, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N326DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23098
- Aircraft time
- 47,468 hours, 37,003 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.