Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
July 1, 2005
Submitted
July 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23777
Aircraft time
57,741 hours, 40,417 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
Component
Rudder
Component part number
65C258411
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 C16 CHECK DISCOVERED FIBER DAMAGE ON LT SIDE OF RUDDER SKIN PANEL AT RUDDER STA 103. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGED PLIES ON THE LT SIDE OF THE RUDDER AT STA 103 IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-70-04-0 FIG 10. SANDED, CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA ON RUDDER SKIN FOR BONDED REPAIR. BONDED REPAIR PLYS TO RUDDER SKIN PANEL IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-70-04-0 FIG 10. PERFORMED BALANCING OF THE RUDDER ON JIG IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-60-07-0 FIG 2, 0 WEIGHT WAS ADDED. JIG WAS ALSO BALANCED IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-60-07-0.

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