What was found
DEEP GOUGE THROUGH THE FIRST LAYER OF SKIN JUST ABOVE THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPENING. BLENDED OUT THE DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2001
- Submitted
- April 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737522
- Aircraft serial
- 26652
- Aircraft time
- 26,595 hours, 19,883 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.