Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
March 14, 2003
Submitted
April 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23734
Aircraft time
52,265 hours, 33,002 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Frame
Part number
6516300302
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-16 CHECK A .5000 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT AND RT SIDE FRAMES, BS 178 BULKHEAD, WL 207. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF RT SIDE FRAMES, BS 178, WL 207; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A SPLICE FRAME, SPLICE ANGLES, AND SPLICE PLATES; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW E.R. 03-5312-03093-TB2. MAINTENANCE REMOVED LT SIDE CHORD; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SIDE FRAME PER DWG 65-16300; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG. 3 & 6.

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