SDR AWXA200500576

Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date: April 29, 2005
Submitted: May 19, 2005
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N332AW
Make and model: Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial: 23384
Aircraft time: 55,652 hours, 32,352 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Intercostal
Part number: 654583473
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-18 CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND AT A INTERCOSTAL TOP CHORD ANGLE BETWEEN BS 294, RBL 30, WL 208. MAINTENANCE REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL TOP CHORD ANGLE IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02-0 (FIGURES 3,4,8, AND 12), B737-300 SRM 51-30-01-0 (FIGURE 7) AND BOEING DRAWING 65-45834.

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