Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23377
Aircraft time
53,074 hours, 32,628 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545871523
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-11 CHECK 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE R-1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BS 300. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACKS ON R-1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BS 300; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY THE CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA E.R. 03-5241-02350-SS2.

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