Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737300

Difficulty date
January 10, 2003
Submitted
January 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331AW
Make and model
Boeing 737300
Aircraft serial
23747
Aircraft time
47,475 hours, 30,156 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
311A145010
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-14 CHECK 2 EACH 5/8 INCHES CRACKS WERE FOUND ON NR 1 PYLON SKIN AND DOUBLER AT THE AFT LOWER CORNER OF PANEL 5724L, NAC STA 254. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXISTING EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION VERIFYING CRACK LENGTH; STOP DRILLED CRACK AND RE-ACCOMPLISHED HFEC; REINSTALLED EXISTING EXTERNAL DOUBLER. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW AWA E.R. 03-5450-03021-SS1.

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