Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 20, 2004
Submitted
March 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23047
Aircraft time
54,695 hours, 42,348 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 SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08-15 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE IN THE STRINGER 14R SKIN LAP JOINT. A 1 X 6 INCH CUTOUT WAS MADE IN THE SKIN TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED AREA AND AN ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER B737 SRM AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 089003-14AD.