SDR AWXA200401141

Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date: October 1, 2004
Submitted: October 18, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N166AW
Make and model: Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial: 23627
Aircraft time: 57,765 hours, 40,586 cycles
System (JASC): 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
Part: Crease Beam
Part number: 654587512
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, EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON R-1 DOOR OUTER CHORD (CREASE BEAM ANGLE) BETWEEN BS 299 AND BS 324, RBL 62, WL 209. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED R-1 DOOR OUTER CHORD FROM BS 299 TO BS 324, RBL 62; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT CHORD; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, FIG 3, 4, & 8.

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