What was found
CLT - FOUND FLANGE CRACKED IN 4 PLACES, ONE AT 1 INCH AND 3 AT 4 INCHES, UPPER FLANGE INTERCOSTAL STATION 380 TO 400 BL 0. FABRICATED NEW UPPER FLANGE AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-2, 51-20-01 AND 53-30-51. (M)
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2000
- Submitted
- March 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 23858
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Flange
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 42,517 hours
- 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.