Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
March 21, 2003
Submitted
April 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
50,724 hours, 36,320 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Part number
6545841123
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-17 CHECK A .0625 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON R-1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACKED AREA OF R-1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF LOWER HINGE CUTOUT; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA E.O. 52-00-02.

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