SDR AWXA200400648

Service difficulty report · Shear Web · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date: May 24, 2004
Submitted: June 15, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N175AW
Make and model: Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial: 23634
Aircraft time: 59,322 hours, 36,423 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Shear Web
Part number: 6546812
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-19 CHECK A .875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN AFT CABIN SHEAR WEB, JUST BELOW FLOOR LEVEL AT BS 967, LBL 36. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AFT CABIN SHEAR WEB AT BS 967, LBL 36; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SHEAR WEB; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-60-51 FIG 1.

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