What was found
A 1.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER MILL LINE JUST BELOW STRINGER 18L AT FS 727B. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 095229-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2004
- Submitted
- November 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N326DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23098
- Aircraft time
- 52,072 hours, 39,707 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- S-18l
- 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.