What was found
CRACK FOUND IN HOLE AT BS887, S13L, LOWER FORWARD WINDOW CORNER. HFEC INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN. CRACKED SKIN REPAIRED IAW SRM REV 111, 53-00-01, REPAIR 34 AND SERVICE BULLETIN 737-53A1177, REV 7.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2016
- Submitted
- December 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N361NC
- Make and model
- Boeing 737301
- Aircraft serial
- 23260
- Aircraft time
- 74,173 hours, 48,096 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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