What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727E, JUST ABOVE S-23L HAS CRACK. REMOVED DAMAGE & EXISTING REPAIR, FAB'D & INSTALLED DOUBLER & TRIPLER, DEFECT SIZE: 2 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2007
- Submitted
- April 4, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 23380
- Aircraft time
- 58,305 hours, 58,305 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 727e S23l
- 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.