Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23084
Aircraft time
51,872 hours, 39,953 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545767152
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

AN EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR WAS FOUND FOR REPAIR OF CRACK CUTOUT BELOW THE STRINGER 19L LAP JOINT AT FS 500. THE REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED FOR INSTALLATION OF A BETTER FATIGUE DESIGN REPAIR. THE EXISTING CUTOUT AND FASTENER HOLES WERE INSPECTED TO ENSURE NO CRACKS. A MORE FATIGUE FRIENDLY DOUBLER AND TRIPLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 382511-14, REV A.