Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 11, 2005
Submitted
December 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23377
Aircraft time
61,020 hours, 37,298 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545774
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

PHX - DURING INSPECTION DISCOVERED FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK, 1.0 INCHES LONG, ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFT OF WING TO BODY FAIRING BELOW STRINGER 23L AND 1.5 INCHES AFT OF BS 727D. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT CRACK DAMAGE IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31. FABRICATED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND TEAR STRAP DOUBLER IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-00-00 FIG 16. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFT OF WING TO BODY FAIRING BELOW STRINGER 23L AND 1.5 INCHES AFT OF BS 727D IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-00-01 REPAIR 31 AND AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 03-5361-05345-RA1.

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