What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2.5 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 ER/A 385880-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2003
- Submitted
- December 29, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N312DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23084
- Aircraft time
- 56,538 hours, 42,289 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.