Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
August 25, 2004
Submitted
September 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
57,539 hours, 40,623 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
6517688
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C-18 CHECK INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON L-1 DOOR CREASE BEAM AT FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN BS 318 AND BS 335. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORRODED U-CHANNEL AT L-1 DOOR FROM BS 318 TO BS 335; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT U-CHANNEL; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-30-01, FIG. 7.

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