- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2008
- Submitted
- May 21, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N399UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24674
- Aircraft time
- 49,882 hours, 34,229 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- 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.
What was found
EXT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT CHEM MILLED STEP BS 727E +2" AND STRINGER S-18L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE. ACCMP'D NDT FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT & ACCMP INSURANCE CUT. ACCMP NDT OF OPEN HOLES COMMON TO REPAIR. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR.