Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
May 14, 2001
Submitted
May 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23627
Part
Frame
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.

What was found

BS 178 BLKHD VERT CHORD AT LBL 5.7 HAS CRACK APPROX 2.5 INCHES ON INBOARD FLANGE AT WL 181. CUT OUT DAMAGE; FABBED REPAIR PARTS; TREATED AND PRIMED; TOPCOATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-01, 51-20-01 AND 53-10-08.

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