Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
February 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23507
Aircraft time
55,400 hours, 37,191 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800
Condition
Corroded
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-17 CHECK, 2 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER CUTOUT BS 339, STR 17 LT. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGE IN OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP AT L-1 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER CUTOUT BS 339, STR 17 LT; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER, DOUBLER, AND TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ER 03-5311-05021-RC1.

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