SDR AWXA200100620

Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date: November 27, 2001
Submitted: December 7, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N328AW
Make and model: Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial: 23377
Aircraft time: 50,446 hours, 30,847 cycles
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
Part: Pressure Panel
Part number: 6545408245
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C - LT WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE WEB HAS 1.5 INCH CRACK AT BS 664, LBL 32. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF PRESSURE WEB AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION FOR CRACKS, NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLERS, AND STIFFENERS IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02.

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