What was found
CLT - Q2 - CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 UPPER DOOR HINGE CUTOUTS BS 303.93 BETWEEN WL 257 TO WL 261. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 UPPER DOOR HINGE CUTOUTS BS 303.93 BETWEEN WL 257 TO WL 261 IAW EA 102888.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2011
- Submitted
- May 18, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737401
- Aircraft serial
- 23988
- Aircraft time
- 60,126 hours, 40,383 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6545800219
- 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.