What was found
TPA - DURING CX-6 CHECK, FOUND 2.5 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT BS 756 AND S17L. INSTALLED DOUBLER MADE OF 2024T3 .071 INCH THICK PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N231US
- Make and model
- Boeing 7372Q9
- Aircraft serial
- 21976
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 756
- Part time
- 51,129 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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