Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23087
Part
Skin
Part number
654576988
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 380-400
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

A 2 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND EXTENDING FROM THE E & E COMPARTMENT COOLING DUCT CUTOUT IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 370 & STR 28L. ALSO, AN EXISTING SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER WAS IN THE AREA. THE SKIN WAS CUT FROM STRINGER 26L TO 26R AT FS 400 AND THE ENTIRE SECTION OF SKIN REMOVED FROM FS 400 TO THE FACTORY BUTT SPLICE AT FS 360. A NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS SPLICED IN WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM SPLICE STRAPS PER ER/A 366725-14.