Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
July 7, 2005
Submitted
August 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23712
Aircraft time
59,620 hours, 37,014 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING C18 CHECK DISCOVERED SEVERAL SUBSTRUCTURES CRACKED AT THE L1 FWD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT FROM STR 15L TO STR 16L, BS 348.20. MX REMOVED ALL DAMAGED PARTS, (1) CLIP CRACKED .5", (2) CLIP CRACKED .5", (3) CLIP CRACKED .5", (4) CLIP CRACKED .5" IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 03-5312-05215-SS2. FAB`D REPAIR CLIPS IAW AWA ER 03-5312-05215-SS2. MX INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AT THE L1 FWD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT FROM STRINGER 15L TO STRINGER 16L, BS 348.20 IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ER 03-5312-05215-SS2. (1)CLIP, PN 69-16970-501; NSN; BOEING; CRACKED (2)CLIP, PN 69-26555-2; NSN; BOEING; CRACKED (3)CLIP, PN 69-26555-3; NSN; BOEING; CRACKED(4)CLIP, PN 65-16509-6; NSN; BOEING; CRACKED.

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