Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 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
2024T3040
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 A 1/2" CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER AFT INNER SKIN OF L-1 DOOR ON INBOARD SIDE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE AND STOP DRILLED CRACK ON INNER SKIN; HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR ANGLE AND REPAIR DOUBLER; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG. 16-19, AND SRM 51-70-13, PG. 1-5.

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