What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS AFTER BLEND. 30 PERCENT LOSS AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2002
- Submitted
- October 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N947UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737522
- Aircraft serial
- 26688
- Aircraft time
- 28,595 hours, 17,972 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.