What was found
TPA - DURING CX-5 CHECK EDDY CURRENT AND VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .3750 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 380 AFT OF EQUIPMENT COOLING DUCT CUT-OUT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER TR 53-30-07 AND DRG 65C33930. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 23856
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 380
- Part time
- 40,206 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.