Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
May 15, 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
65458001133
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK A 1.4375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT FASTENER HOLE ON SKIN OF L-1 DOOR CUTOUT, LOWER AFT CORNER BS 334, LBL 63. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CENTER SCUFF PLATE ATTACH ANGLE; HFEC INSPECTION INDICATED CRACKS ON ALL 3 LAYERS. TRIMMED OUT CRACK IN BEAR STRAP AND SKIN; PERFORMED HFEC TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS, AND REINSTALLED CENTER SCUFF PLATE ATTACH ANGLE IAW AWA ER 03-5300-03126-SS1.

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