What was found
UPPER RADIUS, STA 259.5, BL 0 HAS CRACK. REMOVED DAMAGED GUSSET & REPLACED WITH NEW PER SRM 53-1-14, FIG 101, DEFECT SIZE: 2 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2007
- Submitted
- June 6, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737401
- Aircraft serial
- 23987
- Aircraft time
- 50,436 hours, 50,436 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 259
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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