What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL BULGE AND CRACK AT FS 1030 AND STRINGER 30. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 1.5 INCHES X 1.5 INCHES CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 380542-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2001
- Submitted
- April 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831L
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 21826
- Aircraft time
- 64,525 hours, 43,861 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.