Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 12, 2004
Submitted
May 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23607
Aircraft time
44,482 hours, 34,852 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 SKIN WAS INSPECTED FOR SCRIBE LINES. SCRIBES WERE FOUND IN THE LOWER SKIN OF SEVERAL LAP JOINTS, IN THE BUTT JOINTS, AND AROUND FAIRING PANELS FROM FS 360 TO 908, PRIMARILY IN THE UPPER FUSELAGE. THE SCRIBED LAP JOINTS WERE CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS. THE BUTT JOINT STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAIRING SCRIBES WERE BLENDED AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS.