What was found
CLT - MAJOR REPAIR - 5 CRACKS AT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CHEM-MILLED POCKETS JUST ABOVE S-10R BETWEEN BS 500D TO BS 530 WHILE PERFORMING LAP JOINT INSPECTION. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2009
- Submitted
- March 27, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 23380
- Aircraft time
- 62,905 hours, 43,116 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6545765100
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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