Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 13, 2005
Submitted
February 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23077
Aircraft time
59,957 hours, 44,945 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 CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 18R RUNNING ALONG THE MILL LINE OF THE BONDED INTERNAL DOUBLER. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF AD 2004-18-06. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT TO THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER B737 SRM AND ER/A 096927-14AD.