What was found
TPA - DURING CX-5 CHECK VISUAL AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD EDGE OF LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF MAIN ENTRY DOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 31. (M)
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7372B7
- Aircraft serial
- 22891
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 22,891 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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