Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 21, 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 Panel
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF 03-058543-03, ME-01 EXISTING REPAIRS AND NEW CRACK DAMAGE WERE NOTED ON THE KEEL BEAM LOWER SKIN PANEL. THE SUBJECT SKIN PANEL WAS REPLACED PER INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ERA 385772-14.