What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 727B AND STR 18L UNDER THE WING-TO- BODY FAIRING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE DAMAGE WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER SIMILIAR TO THAT OF S/B 737-53-1065. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2001
- Submitted
- July 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N317DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23089
- Aircraft time
- 49,654 hours, 38,314 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 654577416
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Skin
- 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.