What was found
DURING AN H CHECK, AN ELONGATED HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 294.5, AT THE LT NOSE JACK POINT AREA. ALSO, THE SKIN AROUND THE HOLE WAS FOUND BULGED . MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE IAW ERA 570609-14.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2018
- Submitted
- August 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N397DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737832
- Aircraft serial
- 30537
- Aircraft time
- 53,175 hours, 25,213 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 141A31129
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 294.5
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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