Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
December 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23782
Aircraft time
47,339 hours, 34,561 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C274941
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-14 CHECK, A 3 1/4 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER SURFACE SKIN OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER 82 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE AT REAR SPAR, HFEC CONFIRMED. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED THE CRACK; FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW AWA E.R. 03-5516-02339-ES2.

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