What was found
(CAN) DURING ROUTINE CHECK A 2.5 INCH (TWO AND A HALF INCH) CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 943 AND 945.5 STRINGER 24R. CRACK REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 48 DETAIL 9 PAGE 284. TIMES 61271:42 CYCLES 59436.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2004
- Submitted
- June 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft time
- 60,289 hours, 55,926 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 61,271 hours, 59,436 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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