Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
August 6, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23080
Aircraft time
57,993 hours, 43,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE SKIN STR-14R LAP JOINT FS 380 REPAIR OF CRACK. INSPECTION PER SI 03-086337-12AD DISCOVERED A CRACK AT A FASTENER HOLE IN THE LOWER ROW OF THE STRINGER S-14R LAP SPLICE AT STA 380. THE DAMAGE IS REPAIRED BY ER/A 092107-14 WHICH IS PER B737-200 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 42. AD 2003-08-15 MANDATES REPAIR PER SB 737-53A1177 WHICH CALLS FOR THE SRM REPAIR. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS AND FILLERS INSTALLED WITH ALUMINUM RIVETS.