Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
July 8, 2004
Submitted
July 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23634
Aircraft time
59,544 hours, 36,547 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Part number
6545766
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fusleage
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

DURING 4-DAY CHECK A 3.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN LT FUSELAGE SKIN 4 INCHES ABOVE WING ROOT BETWEEN WINDOWS 11 AND 12, BETWEEN BS 500D+10 AND BS 520, STR 12 LT. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGE IN LT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 500D+10 AND BS 520, STR 12 LT. PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA E.R. 03-5331-04191-RA1.

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