Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 12, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23084
Aircraft time
57,100 hours, 42,734 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545767153
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 4 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IMMEDIATELY ABOVE STRINGER 16L. THE CRACK RAN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE BONDED INTERNAL DOUBLER AT THE STRINGER. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT THROUGH THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 088513-14, REV A.