Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23077
Aircraft time
57,548 hours, 43,111 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577463
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2.75 INCH CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER LINE JUST ABOVE STRINGER 19L BETWEEN FS 776 & 787. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER BAC S/B 737-53-1065 AND ER/A 088294-14.