SDR AWXA200500115

Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date: January 8, 2005
Submitted: February 1, 2005
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N327AW
Make and model: Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial: 23507
Aircraft time: 55,400 hours, 37,191 cycles
System (JASC): 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
Part: Stringer Clip
Part number: 693535214
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK A 5/16 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN STRINGER TIE CLIP AT BS 867, STR 1. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRINGER TIE CLIP AT BS 867, STR 1; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT TIE CLIP PER DWG 69-35352; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, FIG 3, 4, 6, 7, AND 8.

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