Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Part
Skin
Part number
FS522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 522
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 FOUND WITH A 1 INCH LONG CRACK JUST ABOVE STRINGER 16R AT FS 522. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1. BECAUSE THE REPAIR EXTENDED UNDR A WING-TO-FUSELAGE PANEL THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366606-14 TO ENSURE DTA EVALUATION WILL BE PERFORMED.