Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 29, 2005
Submitted
May 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
55,652 hours, 32,352 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Buckled
Location
Pax Door
Component
Door
Component part number
507945178A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, THE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE BUCKLED AT THE L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE HINGE, BS 319, STRINGER 10 LT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS PRESENT; FABRICATED A REPAIRED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REPAIR 03-5200-05138-SS7.

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