What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE WINDOW BELT LOWER LAP SEAM AT STA 1618, BELOW STRINGER 14R, HAD SKIN DAMAGE. THE LOWER INNER SKIN WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER ARA 17863, PAGE 1 THRU 6.
- Difficulty date
- December 21, 2001
- Submitted
- December 31, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7572Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 28168
- Aircraft time
- 17,327 hours, 5,736 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.