Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23091
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 379
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

SKIN AT THE COOLING DUCT CUTOUT AT BS 379, APPROXIMATELY BL0 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 IN LENGTH AND IS TYPICAL OF CRACKS DESCRIBED BY SB 737-53-1117. REPAIRED PER ERA 331270-14 (SB 737-53-1117).