What was found
TPA - DURING CX-3 CHECK VISUAL AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN SKIN STATION 943 STRINGER 24L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6 AND EA 63860. (M)
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N242US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 22444
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 943
- Part time
- 45,585 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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