SDR DL73K981000

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date: May 6, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N302DL
Make and model: Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial: 23047
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Punctured
Location: Bs 920
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 WAS PUNCTURED DUE TO GROUND EQUIPMENT IMPACT AT FS 920 AND STRINGERS 21L-22L. ALSO, STRINGER 22L WAS DAMAGED. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUM DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 WITH MINOR FASTENER CHANGES AND THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 WITH MINOR FASTENER CHANGES. THE REPAIRS WERE DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 364707-14.