Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
April 23, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
53,911 hours, 38,471 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
BAC1498157
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT END FASTENER OF STRINGER 16 LT, BS 504C. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FASTENER AND CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 16 LT, AT BS 504C; PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR CHANNEL, 2 EACH HAT SECTIONS, AND A FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-03, FIG 201, PG 203.

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