What was found
BHEC INDICATES CRACK IN FASTENER HOLE AT UPPER FWD END OF L-1 DOOR CUTOUT. CRACK IN BEAR STRAP ONLY. STEPPED HOLE THRU BEARSTRAP TO A DIA OF .254. BHEC INSP PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-16, NO CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2016
- Submitted
- December 6, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551NW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26498
- Aircraft time
- 45,521 hours, 20,081 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.