Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
May 1, 2004
Submitted
May 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23776
Aircraft time
54,280 hours, 38,610 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
6545767120
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-17 CHECK A 2.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN STRINGER 16 RT AT BS 500C+5. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE ON STRINGER 16 RT AT BS 500C+5 AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER, REPAIR CHANNEL, AND A NEW REPLACEMENT STRINGER TIE CLIP; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 03-5331-04140-RA1.

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