What was found
FIVE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE LAP JOINT AT S14L BETWEEN BS 480-500A. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2006
- Submitted
- April 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N314DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23086
- Aircraft time
- 61,041 hours, 46,144 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Lap Joint
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs480-500a S14l
- 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.