What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH CRACK JUST BELOW STRINGER 18R AT FS 750. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER THE B737-200 SRM AND PER ER/A 384987-14.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2003
- Submitted
- May 27, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N373DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23520
- Aircraft time
- 43,115 hours, 33,752 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.