Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
June 3, 2004
Submitted
June 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23733
Aircraft time
56,151 hours, 35,267 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655298874
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 A 5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 940, STR 20 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AT BS 940, STR 20 LT; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED 3 EACH FILLERS, A REPAIR DOUBLER, AND A TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 03-5361-04166-RC1.

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