What was found
SHIP 6817 DURING GOGO KU ANTENNA AND RADOME REMOVAL FOUND TWO HOLES WITH CRACK INDICATIONS COMMON TO THE SKIN AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER. DTE AUTHORIZATION ERA 615128-14. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REF ERA 615128-14. (0174600)
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2024
- Submitted
- January 29, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N723TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 29378
- Aircraft time
- 84,487 hours, 21,097 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nose
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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