What was found
UPON ARRIVAL PRIOR TO MOVING JET BRIDGE A GOUGE WAS FOUND APPROX 26 IN AFT OF FORWARD LEFT DOOR NEAR ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL STRINGER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED STRINGER & SKIN REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2002
- Submitted
- August 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737522
- Aircraft serial
- 26684
- Aircraft time
- 28,473 hours, 17,958 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.