What was found
RIVET HOLES IN LEADING EDGE LOWER SKIN (AFT FASTENER ROW) JUST FWD OF I/B HAS CRACKS. REMOVED DAMAGE, INSTALLED FILLER & EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 57-43-01, DEFECT SIZE: 7 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATIVE LENGTH, 2 EA.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2007
- Submitted
- April 4, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737401
- Aircraft serial
- 23988
- Aircraft time
- 49,912 hours, 49,912 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65C26601198
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing Le
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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