Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 19, 2004
Submitted
November 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23095
Aircraft time
53,725 hours, 44,539 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

INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003- 08-15 REVEALED MULTIPLE CRACKS BETWEEN FS 560 & 620. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 094301-14AD.