What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, NLG WW BS 263 AND BS 267 ROW OF RIVETS HAVE SUSPECT CRACKS ABOVE RT AFT PRESSURE PANEL. HFEC CONFIRMED CRACKS. AREA CUT OUT IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. HFEC NDF REPAIRED CUTOUT IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2003
- Submitted
- November 5, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N927UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72731C
- Aircraft serial
- 19232
- Aircraft time
- 51,468 hours, 38,137 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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