Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737300

Difficulty date
January 12, 2003
Submitted
February 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331AW
Make and model
Boeing 737300
Aircraft serial
23747
Aircraft time
47,475 hours, 30,156 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65677758
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 A 1 1/4 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER INBOARD ANGLE AT BS 616 RT, RBL 60. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACK ON ANGLE AT BS 616 RT, RBL 60; PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A STIFFENING ANGLE AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA E.R. 03-5311-01143-DD1.

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