What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL 3.5 INCH LONG CRACK ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE AT STRINGER 18L NEAR FS 727B. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 091605-14.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2004
- Submitted
- July 12, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N322DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23094
- Aircraft time
- 56,166 hours, 42,094 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.