What was found
INTERNAL FUEL TANK AT BOTTOM SKIN AT WBL 13550 CRACKED. FABRICATED NEW T-SECTION & INSTALLED REPAIR T-SECTION IAW EA 96796, DEFECT SIZE: 2.250 INCH.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2005
- Submitted
- August 24, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N449US
- Make and model
- Boeing 7374B7
- Aircraft serial
- 24893
- Aircraft time
- 41,152 hours, 41,152 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing Fuel Cell
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.