Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 750
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 2 INCH CRACK AT FS 750 AND STRINGER 19R. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 6 AND ER/A 367661-14.