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hole is larger than first reported. the fracture area is five feet by one foot wide. a preliminary onsite inspection reveals preexisting fatigue along the entire fracture surface. reporter: the ntsb is cutting out the fracture surface so it can be more closely examined. they say they see no sign of faulty maintenance. we have no indications that something was actually missed in an inspection, something that could have been detected that wasn t detected. reporter: the plane s flight recorders are in washington. no one was seriously injured when the hole burst open at 36,000 feet friday. the plane lost cabin pressure and made a rapid emergency landing in yuma. records show the 15-year-old boeing 737-300 underwent repairs for at least a dozen fuselage cracks which experts say is routine. this is basically something that comes about with age and utilization. that s what they ll be focused in on. there s absolutely no indication here that this is something fleet-wide. reporter: