Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
December 31, 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
65272571
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 1" CRACK IN FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN WAS FOUND AT THE L1 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER OF CUTOUT BS 339.5, CRACK CONFIRMED BY 10X VISUAL AND HFEC INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AT L1 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER AFT CORNER BS 339.5 AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND STRAP IAW AWA ER 03-5311-02014-SS1.

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