What was found
DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION 2 CRACKS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN. BOTH DEFECTS WERE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE LOCATION IS ESTIMATED TO BE BS 750 STR 19/20. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2006
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737242C
- Aircraft time
- 70,639 hours, 47,210 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 737200C
- Part serial
- 21728
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 71,011 hours
- 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.