Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 17, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23093
Aircraft time
60,279 hours, 45,213 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fusleage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STRINGER 21R, BS 931-BS 934.0625. CRACK IS 3.0625" LONG. REPAIRED PER BOEING REPAIR SKETCH AND SERVICE REQUEST MESSAGE 1-79197357-1 THRU -21, FAA FORM 8100-9, DATED 21 MARCH 2008. 8100-9 STATES ALTERNATE REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COMPLIANCE (AMOC) TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF AD 2004-18-06.