Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 17, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23102
Aircraft time
48,607 hours, 38,678 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577561
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 DAMAGED AROUND 2 NUT PLATE HOLES USED FOR ATTACHMENT OF A WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING PANEL AT FS 760 BETWEEN STRINGERS 19R & 20R. THE DAMAGED HOLES WERE REMOVED WITH 1.5 X 1 INCH LOCAL CUTOUTS. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE ALUMINUM DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR PER ER/A 087539-14, REV A.