Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23088
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 740
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 AT FS 740 WAS FOUND WITH A 1.25 INCH LONG CRACK BELOW STRINGER 18R. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER THE B737-200 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. THE REPAIR DOUBLER EXTENDS UNDER THE WING TO BODY FAIRING, SO INFRINGES ON SSI F-41. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366006-14 AND REQUIRES A DTA WITHIN 12 MONTHS.