Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 18, 2004
Submitted
June 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Aircraft time
58,513 hours, 44,017 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 CRACK IN THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 439. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.25 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER B737 SRM AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 090880-14AD.