Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 3, 2010
Submitted
March 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
N322DL
Aircraft time
63,587 hours, 48,658 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 BELLY SKIN AT STA 520, BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L & 28R HAS A CRACK WHICH COMES OUT OF THE FORWARD L CORNER OF THE EXTERNAL AIR CONDITION ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT. PERFORMED HFEC AND SURFACE CONTOUR. CUT OUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER .080 2024-T3 IN REFERENCE TO ASI SOLUTIONS DRAWING 5330840-1 REV IR.