What was found
TPA - DURING CX-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 727A, 2 INCH AT STRINGER 18L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. (M)
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N229US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 21818
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 727
- Part time
- 52,084 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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