Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
December 10, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23712
Aircraft time
52,117 hours, 32,712 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6552988
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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-16 CHECK A 1/2" CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L-2 DOOR, BS 951, STR 10 L/H. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACKED AREA OF SKIN AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-60-01, FIG 205, PG. 211.

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