What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2 INCH LONG TYPICAL CRACK ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE AT STRINGER 18R AT FS 747. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 091645-14.
- Difficulty date
- July 1, 2004
- Submitted
- July 12, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N320DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23092
- Aircraft time
- 57,995 hours, 42,308 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.