Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
October 4, 2004
Submitted
November 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23629
Aircraft time
57,792 hours, 40,435 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65548929
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 1 1/8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN UPPER FLANGE OF FRAME AT BS 344 ABOVE AND OUTBOARD OF STR 23 LT. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME FLANGE AT BS 344, FROM STR 22 LT TO STR 23 LT; FABRICATED A CHANNEL REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-70-11, FIG 1.

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