Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 14, 2002
Submitted
September 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
48,045 hours, 27,829 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
6545815568
Condition
Corroded
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-16 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER TEE CHORD REPAIR SPLICE ANGLE AT BS 344 FORWARD SIDE, LBL 53, WL 207.5. MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS PRIOR TO BLEND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXTRUDED ANGLE, WEB PANEL AND DAMAGED SPLICE ANGLE AT BS 344 FORWARD SIDE LBL 53 WL 207.5. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED THE NEW REPAIR SPLICE ANGLE, AND RE-INSTALLED EXTRUDED ANGLE & WEB PANEL IAW DWG 65-45815, B737-300 SRM 53-10-15, PG 113, FIG 101, SRM 51-20-01, PG 10 & 47, FIG 2, SRM 51-40-02, PG 10-11, 16, 38, FIG 8, SRM 51-40-05, PG 4, FIG 2 AND SRM 51-20-05 PG 1-4 FIG 1.

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