SDR AWXA200401143

Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date: October 15, 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): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Splice Plate
Part number: 654581238
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

DURING C-18 CHECK, A 5/16 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN SPLICE PLATE AT BS 348, BETWEEN STR 20 RT AND STR 21 RT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE PLATE AT BS 348, STR 20 - 21 RT; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SPLICE PLATE PER DWG 65-45812; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, FIG 3, 4, & 8.

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