Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
December 30, 2001
Submitted
January 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23733
Aircraft time
49,505 hours, 31,196 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655298871
Condition
Cracked
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-15 CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND A 1 1/2" CRACK AT THE L2 DOOR FWD LOWER CUTOUT THAT EXTENDS OUT OF A COUNTER SUNK SCREW HOLE BS 960, CRACK WAS VERIFIED BY HFEC INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACKED AREA OF OUTER SKIN AND FABRICATED A FILLER, -1 INNER PLATE DOUBLER, -2 PLATE DOUBLER, AND -3 OUTER PLATE DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REPAIRS AT BS 960 IAW AWA ER 03-5361-02014-TB2.

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