SDR AWXA200300674

Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date: May 6, 2003
Submitted: June 9, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N168AW
Make and model: Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial: 23629
Aircraft time: 53,763 hours, 38,034 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Strap
Part number: 65176856
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK .1875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON STRAP AT L-1 DOOR CUTOUT, BS 344, STR 16 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRAP AT L-1 DOOR CUTOUT, BS 344, STR 16 LT; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT STRAP PER DWG 65-17685; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG 10 & 11.

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