What was found
FOUR CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG THE S14R LAP JOINT AT BS 460, BS 470, BS 480-500, AND BS 500A. CRACKED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2006
- Submitted
- April 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N308DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23080
- Aircraft time
- 61,791 hours, 46,466 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Lap Joint
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 460-500a S14r
- 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.