Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23089
Aircraft time
49,655 hours, 38,314 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577518
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 767
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.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN SKIN JUST FWD OF FS 767 AT STR 19R UNDER THE WING-TO-BODY FAIRING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LIMITED TO THE SKIN ONLY AND WAS CUT OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND DURING HMV.