What was found
DURING SCHEDULED C3 CHECK, FOUND .5 EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT AFT ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT PROGRESSING FWD FROM CUTOUT RADIUS. REPAIRED SKIN PER RA 1-353-2429.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2000
- Submitted
- January 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N677AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373A4
- Aircraft serial
- 23289
- Aircraft time
- 45,065 hours, 38,257 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6550570
- 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.