Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 13, 2006
Submitted
April 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Aircraft time
62,642 hours, 47,028 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 492-511 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.

What was found

CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THE LAP JOINT AT S-14R, BETWEEN BS 492-511. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED.