What was found
DURING HMV, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1640 AT THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE OUTFLOW VALVE CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH A REPAIR DOUBLER PER BOEING REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2008
- Submitted
- January 21, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N649DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 24389
- Aircraft time
- 66,822 hours, 30,469 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 144N321011
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1640 S23l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.