Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 28, 2004
Submitted
November 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23091
Aircraft time
51,702 hours, 39,186 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778556
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 4 INCH CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER EDGE JUST BELOW STRINGER 23R BETWEEN FS 927 & 947. AN EXISTING SKIN DOUBLER WAS IN AN ADJACENT FRAME BAY. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED, THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT OF THE SKIN, AND BOTH AREAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 094642-14, REV A.