What was found
A 3 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 18 RT JUST AFT OF FS 727B. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380422-14.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2001
- Submitted
- April 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N381DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23608
- Aircraft time
- 36,669 hours, 30,435 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.