What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION, FOUR CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN BS 727E & 727F AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 25-26L. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-00, REPAIR 31 DETAIL XXXIV.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2013
- Submitted
- June 11, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N742VA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737448
- Aircraft serial
- 24773
- Aircraft time
- 47,126 hours, 35,396 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65C323642265C308
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 46,983 hours, 35,278 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.