What was found
UPPER RT FUSELAGE SKIN BS 420 STR 6R, EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER HAS DEGRADED SEALANT CAUSING PRESSURE LEAK. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED THE REPAIR WITH DOUBLER AND A TRIPLER.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2008
- Submitted
- April 14, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N398UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24673
- Aircraft time
- 49,965 hours, 34,324 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 420 S6r
- 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.