Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 30, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Aircraft time
56,159 hours, 42,146 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577416
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 FOUNE WITH A 2 INCH CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED WAFFLE DOUBLER EDGE AT STRINGER 17L AND FS 790. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 384984-14.