What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 973, STR 21L. INSTALLED TEMPORARY REPAIR DOUBLER IAW 8110-3 APPROVED REPAIR, REFERENCE DWG 33-05565-1.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2005
- Submitted
- December 15, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N245US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 22751
- Aircraft time
- 53,253 hours, 46,102 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- 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.