What was found
CLT Q5 MAJOR REPAIR NR 03-0553-8-0550/001 & 5031231 CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IN SECOND LAYER AT BS312, BETWEEN S8L & S12L. REPAIRED L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT SKIN IAW B737 US AIRWAYS EA NR100772.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2008
- Submitted
- January 6, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438US
- Make and model
- Boeing 7374B7
- Aircraft serial
- 24560
- Aircraft time
- 50,701 hours, 34,140 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6545800
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.