What was found
REPAIRED CRACK AT BS 178, WI 184 LBL 5.7 VERTICAL CHORD. CUTOUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF SKIN AREA. VERIFIED CRACK REMOVED USING HFEC METHOD. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2002
- Submitted
- November 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N821AL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737230
- Aircraft serial
- 23155
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 65C3760716
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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