Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
April 9, 2004
Submitted
April 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23712
Aircraft time
55,862 hours, 34,921 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768106
Condition
Bulged
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-17 CHECK THE SKIN WAS FOUND BULGING BETWEEN FASTENERS INSIDE THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER BS 370 TO BS 390, RBL 36. MAINTENANCE REMOVED REPAIR DOUBLER BS 370 TO BS 390, RBL 36 AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER ENTRAPMENT, NO CORROSION. CLEANED AND TREATED SURROUNDING SKIN AREA; FABRICATED A DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 229.

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