Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 17, 2002
Submitted
November 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23084
Aircraft time
54,285 hours, 40,974 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775594
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 727, S-19r
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 727 / STRG. 19R : CRACK REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2.5" CRACK ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER LINE AT STRINGER 19R. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF THOSE NOTED IN BAC S/B 737-53A1210. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 384189-14.