Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 24, 2004
Submitted
February 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23507
Aircraft time
55,400 hours, 37,191 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
654587545
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 CHEC, EXFOLIATION CORROSION FOUND ON R-1 DOOR SILL INNER CHORD (CREASE BEAM) AT RBL 58, BETWEEN BS 298 AND 360, WL 208 AND WL 209. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED INNER CHORD AT RBL 58, FROM BS 298 TO 360, WL 208 TO WL 209; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT INNER CHORD; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02.

More about the Boeing 737-3Q8