Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 7, 2004
Submitted
April 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23076
Aircraft time
57,789 hours, 43,802 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 STRINGER 14L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003- 08-15, REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 500A+10 & ANOTHER AT FS 500B+15. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED WITH SKIN CUTOUTS (1 X 4 & 1 X 7 INCH RESPECTIVELY). THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER BAC 737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 42 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 089542-14.