Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
July 21, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23632
Aircraft time
59,262 hours, 36,828 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3063
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 520, BETWEEN STRINGER 12-13 LT. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGE AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 202.

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