Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737300

Difficulty date
January 2, 2003
Submitted
January 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AW
Make and model
Boeing 737300
Aircraft serial
23747
Aircraft time
41,017 hours, 24,019 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
311A1450
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Eng Pylon
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

DURING C-14 CHECK A 7/8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON SKIN OF NR 1 ENGINE PYLON AT INBOARD SIDE, FORWARD ACCESS PANEL, FORWARD EDGE. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK ON SKIN OF NR 1 ENGINE PYLON AT INBOARD SIDE, FORWARD ACCESS PANEL, FORWARD EDGE; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA E.R. 03-5433-00158-JL2A.

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