What was found
SKIN PANEL - CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN 1.8 INCHES FORWARD OF FR727D, S23R. REPLACED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D, S23R IAW US AIRWAYS EA 103291.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2011
- Submitted
- September 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N516AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 23702
- Aircraft time
- 67,869 hours, 43,898 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6545775594
- 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.