Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 10, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23073
Aircraft time
60,156 hours, 46,682 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 400-787 S4l
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 AT BS 787-807 & 400-420, S-4L WERE FOUND WITH CRACKS IN THE LAP JOINTS. THE CRACKED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOULBER WAS INSTALLED.