Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23081
Part
Skin
Part number
6545769
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 380
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 .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM THE FWD END OF THE AVIONICS EXHAUST CUTOUT IN THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN. ANOTHER 1.25 INCH CRACK WAS EMANATING FROM THE AFT END OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED AROUND THE CUTOUT PER ER/A 367484-14, REV A.