Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
December 6, 2003
Submitted
December 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23633
Aircraft time
58,322 hours, 36,148 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
6545767512
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-18 CHECK A .2500 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 16 RT AT LIGHT ASSEMBLY BS 500C. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGE FROM END OF STRINGER 16 RT AT BS 500C; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A RADIUS FILLER AND REPAIR CHANNEL; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA E.R. 03-5312-01019-DD1.

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