Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2006
Submitted
April 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Aircraft time
62,108 hours, 46,288 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 380-500a 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.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE LAP JOINT AT S-14L BETWEEN BS 380 AND 500A. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.