Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 18, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23073
Aircraft time
54,782 hours, 42,722 cycles
Part
Skin
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

INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT REVEALED 15 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FS 540 & 727. THE INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED PER AD 2003-08-15. THE ENTIRE LAP JOINT WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED PER BAC S/B 737-53A1177. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 087962-14AD.