Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 737232

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
Part
Lap Joint
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 500b-500
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

THREE CRACKS ALONG THE S-10R LAP JOINT WERE FOUND. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.