Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 28, 2005
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
55,652 hours, 32,352 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65458001129
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-18 CHECK 2 EACH .75 INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND IN EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF R-1 DOOR CUTOUT BS 329, STR 17 RT. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF R-1 DOOR CUTOUT BS 329, STR 17 RT; FABRICATED A INNER PLATE, MIDDLE PLATE, OUTER PLATE, AND 2 EACH FILLERS & TAPERED FILLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-01 FIG 202.

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