Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
October 4, 2002
Submitted
October 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23632
Aircraft time
57,257 hours, 35,616 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3050
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING INSPECTION A 3.5" CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE R/H SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN APPROXIMATELY 30" FORWARD OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR, HEFC CONFIRMED CRACK. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED SKIN AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST AT CUOUT. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01, PG. 204-206.

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