Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
June 6, 2005
Submitted
June 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
59,759 hours, 41,875 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577467
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

AFT FUSELAGE FROM BS 727E TO BS 747 JUST ABOVE STRINGER 22L A 1.0 INCH SKIN CRACK WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGE AREA AND OLD DOUBLER. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER TRIPLER AND NEW INTERNAL LIGHT RING DOUBLER. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REQUEST 03-5330-05157-SS1. REPAIR WAS PLACED ON MONITOR, CONTROL NR 250650, AND WILL BE INSPECT AT 60,000 FLT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION.

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