Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 6, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314DA
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23086
Aircraft time
54,585 hours, 41,351 cycles
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.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 750 WAS FOUND WITH A 2 INCH CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE BONDED DOUBLER AT STRINGER 18R. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 385222-14.