Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 7, 2002
Submitted
September 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23260
Aircraft time
543,331 hours, 34,878 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
311A14509
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
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-17 CHECK A 1 1/8" CRACK WAS FOUND ON FLANGE OF #1 NACELLE ACCESS PANEL 5727L. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED HOLES AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS WERE CONTAINED; REMOVED NECESSARY FASTENERS; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA E.R. 03-5433-00340-DL1.