# SDR AWXA200300002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 10, 2002
- Submitted: January 2, 2003
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N313AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313AW), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-3S3
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-3S3](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3s3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 23712
- Aircraft time: 52,119 hours, 32,712 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300002

## Discrepancy

DURING C-16 CHECK, CORROSION AND 3 EACH .2500 INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON LOWER EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN (LT AND RT KEELBEAM) AT BS 727+5 - BS 727+10, STR 27 LT - STR 27 RT.  MAINTENANCE CUT SKIN FOR ACCESS TO KEEL BEAM; TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREAS OF OUTBOARD LOWER FLANGE ON KEELBEAM BS 727+5 - BS 727+10, STR 27 LT - STR 27 RT; BLENDED OUT AND TREATED CORROSION; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUTS TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST;  FABRICATED A DOUBLER, TRIPLER, FILLER & REPAIR ANGLE FOR LT KEELBEAM, AND FILLER & REPAIR ANGLE FOR RT KEELBEAM; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER.

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