Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
April 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24711
Aircraft time
50,152 hours, 33,688 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768208
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
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 C16 CHECK A CRACK WAS INDICATED AT FASTENER LOCATION IN THE FWD CARGO DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE IN SKIN PANEL. BLEND OUT EXCEEDED THE SRM LIMITS. THE INDICATED CRACK AT THE FASTENER LOCATION WAS FOUND TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. THE TAPERED SKIN LAP SEAM SHIM, BACF3TOIE26G250, WAS MISALIGNED AND DRILLED ON ITS EDGE. THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN ALSO DRILLED ON ITS EDGE FROM FACTORY. MX REMOVED DAMAGE FROM SKIN AT BS 492 AND STR 26R IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REPAIR NO. 03-5331-06089-RC5. FAB`D DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND STRUCTURAL FILLER IAW AWA ER NR 03-5331-06089-RC5. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AT THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE AT BS 492 AND STR 26R IAW AWA ER NR 03-5331-06089-RC5.

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