What was found
TPA - DURING CX-5 CHECK VISUAL AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND A .50 INCH CRACK IN EXTERNAL SKIN STA 380 BL 3.01. INSTALLED DOUBLER OF .100 INCH 2024 T-3 PER TR 53-30-04 SB 737-53-1117. (X)
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N232US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 22018
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 380
- Part time
- 48,786 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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