- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2001
- Submitted
- January 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373S3
- Aircraft serial
- 23733
- Aircraft time
- 46,699 hours, 29,317 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 65C3760716
- 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
BS 178 FWD PRESS. BLKHD AFT SIDE LBL 5.7 WL 185 1 1/2 CRACK IN RADIUS OF VERT. CHORD O/B SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 53-10-08; FABED REPAIR PARTS, FILLERS IAW 53-10-08; REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ADJACENT STRUCTURE IAW 51-40-02; REINSTALLED REPAIR PARTS.