- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2007
- Submitted
- April 10, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N378UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24653
- Aircraft time
- 48,882 hours, 33,569 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 378
- 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.
What was found
FWD LWR EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT EQ P COOLING EXHAUST PORT CUTOUT BS 378, LBL 2, WL 148. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER FROM BS 360-402. ALSO FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL RING DOUBLERS & SPACERS AT ANTENNA CUTOUT BS 410, 430, 450.