# SDR DL73S040043

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 15, 2004
- Submitted: February 17, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N236WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N236WA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial: 23184
- Aircraft time: 45,905 hours, 36,838 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040043

## Discrepancy

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS PER AD 2003-08-15, 3 CRACKS WERE FOUND IN LOWER ROW FASTENER LOCATIONS OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 559 & 579.  THE CRACKED AREA OF SKIN WAS CUTOUT.  THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 42 AND ER/A 087880-14AD.

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