Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 29, 2004
Submitted
March 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23377
Aircraft time
56,201 hours, 34,501 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6548240503
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-12 CHECK A .875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT OF ATTACH POINT AT BS 1138, STR 7 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF SKIN BELOW THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT BS 1138, STR 7 LT; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SECTION OF SKIN PER DWG 65-48240; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02 PG 1.

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