Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
April 16, 2003
Submitted
May 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23629
Aircraft time
53,763 hours, 38,034 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65479602
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON BS 847 FRAME LOWER STIFFENER STRAP RBL 19-25, WL 160. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT CORROSION AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS TO BE OUT OF LIMITS; REMOVED DAMAGED -12 INNER FRAME CHORD STRAP; FABRICATED A -1 REPAIR ANGLE, -2 TAPERED FILLER, AND 1 EACH FRAME & STRINGER CLIP; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 03-5300-03134-ES1.

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