Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 3, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Aircraft time
55,597 hours, 41,457 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A 3 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 525 JUST ABOVE STRINGER 16L RUNNING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE INTERNAL BONDED WAFFLE DOUBLER. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER B737-200 SRM AND PER ER/A 385203-14.