Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 23, 2004
Submitted
September 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23089
Aircraft time
57,733 hours, 42,881 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

A 1.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE AT STRINGER 20L AND FS 765. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A SKIN CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER THE B737 SRM AND ER/A 093792-14.