Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 17, 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
Part number
654577416
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 CRACK AT FS 727B+2 ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER LINE JUST BELOW STRINGER 18L. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53-1065. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER THE S/B AND PER ER/A 089524-14.