Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
April 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23219
Aircraft time
56,526 hours, 43,869 cycles
Part
Skin
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING INSPECTION A 1.875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 763, STR 19 RT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TEMPORARY REPAIR BY CUTTING OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN; FABRICATING A REPAIR PLATE; INSTALLING REPAIR PART AND BLIND RIVET REPAIR IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01 PG 204-206 FIG 202. REPAIR TO BE REINSPECTED EVERY 2500 FLIGHT HOURS, PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH 20,000 FLIGHT HOURS.

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