Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
October 27, 2002
Submitted
November 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23632
Aircraft time
57,410 hours, 35,710 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
69719478
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-19 CHECK A 1/4" CRACK WAS FOUND ON FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CUTOUT AT THE OUTBOARD UPPER CORNER. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACKED AREA OF SKIN; DURING HFEC INSPECTION A 1/2" CRACK WAS FOUND ON GUSSET PLATE; CUTOUT CRACK AT GUSSET PLATE AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF BOTH CUTOUTS TO VERIFY CRACKS CONTAINED. FABRICATED A DOUBLER AND 2 EACH FILLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG. 3.

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