Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
May 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23629
Aircraft time
53,763 hours, 38,034 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654580027
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 HFEC INSPECTION INDICATED A .25 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER HOLE ON FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ER 03-5300-03129-ES2.

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