SDR AWXA200300480

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date: April 24, 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
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Stringer
Part number: 65516982
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT RIVET HOLES ON STRINGER 4 RT BS 908-909. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRINGER SPLICE ON STRINGER 4 RT BS 908-909; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT STRINGER SPLICE; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG 3, 10-12, & 38.

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