- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2001
- Submitted
- March 30, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N736BP
- Make and model
- Boeing 737205
- Aircraft serial
- 23465
- Aircraft time
- 29,717 hours, 29,749 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6546881143
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 29,717 hours, 29,756 cycles
- 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.
What was found
DURING C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN DAMAGE/CRACK AT THE FORWARD APU DOOR HINGE CUTOUT.