Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
May 16, 2003
Submitted
May 28, 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
6545765
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

DURING C-17 CHECK 9 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS OF LAP SEAM AT BS 492 - BS 502, STR 4 RT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FASTENERS AT STR 4 RT BETWEEN BS 485 AND BS 508; CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN FROM BS 487.5 TO BS 506.5; FABRICATED 3 EACH FILLERS, AND 4 EACH DOUBLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01, PG. 362, FIG. 228.

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