What was found
CLT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND 2.75 INCH LONG CRACK ON FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT STRINGER 17R, 5 INCHES FORWARD OF STATION 727B FRAME. REMOVED DAMAGED MATERIAL, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-03. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N238US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737296
- Aircraft serial
- 22398
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 727
- Part time
- 48,194 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.