What was found
FOUND CRACK RT SIDE FUSELAGE EVEN WITH WING LEADING EDGE, BETWEEN PASSENGER WINDOWS, ONE INCH BELOW ROW OF RIVETS, MEASURE APPROX 3 INCHES LONG FORE TO AFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR PER UA EVA-60265 A.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2006
- Submitted
- May 4, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N309UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23670
- Aircraft time
- 55,278 hours, 32,500 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.