Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
January 12, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
50,875 hours, 36,447 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3071
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING INSPECTION A 2 1/2" CRACK WAS FOUND ON SKIN AT BS 767 BELOW EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON R/H SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACK; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01, FIG. 201.

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