Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 26, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
51,699 hours, 30,031 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
659187911
Condition
Damaged
Location
Keelbeam
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK FASTENERS WERE FOUND PULLING THROUGH KEEL BEAM SKIN, SKIN LOOSE AT BS 724 TO BS 726, RBL 4. MAINTENANCE REMOVED KEEL SKIN FROM BS 661.75 TO BS 726.75; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT KEEL SKIN PANEL AND 3 EACH DOUBLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 03-5310-02085-051.

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