What was found
CHEM MILLED POCKET OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 500D+6 TO 500D+7 AT STRINGER S-12L INDICATES CRACK JUST BELOW CENTERLINE OF STRINGER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2008
- Submitted
- May 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N348UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24252
- Aircraft time
- 57,227 hours, 31,826 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.