Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
November 11, 2004
Submitted
November 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23684
Aircraft time
51,564 hours, 30,948 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
65C35178
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A 3/8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN TCAS EXTERNAL DOUBLER SKIN LOCATED BETWEEN BS 380 AND BS 390, STR 1 RT AND STR 2 RT. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AND PERFORMED AN HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW ER 03-5331-04328-RC1.

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