Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 26, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23078
Aircraft time
55,086 hours, 41,140 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577518
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 THE BONDED SKIN DOUBLER LINE ALONG STRINGER 19R AT FS 767. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 384968-14.