What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT CHEM MILLED STEP BELOW STRINGER S-12R FROM BS 500D+17" TO BS 500D+19". MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, CUTOUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2008
- Submitted
- April 24, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N346UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24250
- Aircraft time
- 56,865 hours, 31,669 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 500d
- 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.