What was found
AFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT CHEM MILL STEP BS 727E + 3" STR 18L. MAJOR REPAIR: FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER-TRIPLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2008
- Submitted
- February 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N383UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24658
- Aircraft time
- 50,327 hours, 34,646 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.