What was found
DURING SCHEDULED 24Y CHECK, FOUND CENTER FUEL TANK UPPER ATTACH FITTING CRACKED AT BS 540, LBL 33. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER SRM.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2009
- Submitted
- April 28, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N663SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 23256
- Aircraft time
- 73,567 hours, 58,517 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5345 · Fuselage, Equipment Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- BAC1508
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Center Fuel Tank
- 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.