What was found
DURING SCHEDULED A2 CHECK, FOUND 3 EACH FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKS BETWEEN BS 727E + 13 AND BS 790, STRINGER 18L. REPAIRED SKIN SECTIONS PER SRM.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2004
- Submitted
- November 19, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N697SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373TO
- Aircraft serial
- 23838
- Aircraft time
- 53,568 hours, 41,915 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6545774
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.