What was found
LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE HAS A CRACK APPROX 2 INCHES IN LENGTH BEHIND LEFT AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING. CRACK IS ON STRINGER JUST BELOW EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2007
- Submitted
- September 7, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N382UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24657
- Aircraft time
- 50,320 hours, 34,429 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.