Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 24, 2004
Submitted
April 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23087
Aircraft time
56,607 hours, 42,695 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE EVIDENCE OF SCRIBING ALONG THE LOWER SKIN OF SEVERAL SKIN LAP JOINTS BETWEEN FS 360 & 1016 IN THE UPPER FUSELAGE BETWEEN STRINGERS 14L & 14R. THE BUTT JOINTS OF THE FUSELAGE WERE ALSO FOUND WITH SCRIBE INDICATIONS. THE SKIN LAPS WERE CUT AND REPLACED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS AND THE BUTT JOINT SPLICES REPLACED. THE WORK WAS SUMMARIZE PER ER/A 088408-14.