Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 30, 2004
Submitted
October 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23105
Aircraft time
50,441 hours, 39,557 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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH LONG CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE JUST ABOVE STRINGER 16L AT FS 525. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 093927-14.