What was found
A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 19R AT FS 765. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 087498-14.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2003
- Submitted
- October 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N307DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23079
- Aircraft time
- 55,415 hours, 41,331 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.