Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 7, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Aircraft time
56,176 hours, 42,160 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577519
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 RUNNING ALONG THE MILL/BONDED DOUBLER LINE OF STRINGER 23R AT FS 867. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1210. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 384995-14, REV A.