Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73748E

Difficulty date
April 3, 2016
Submitted
April 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148AS
Make and model
Boeing 73748E
Aircraft serial
27149
Aircraft time
55,483 hours, 33,640 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727d
Part time
554,829 hours, 33,640 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 SB 737-53-1287-01, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND AT BS 727D, LBL 1 - RBL 1, WL 148.5. LBL CRACK IS 1.13 INCHES & RBL CRACK IS 1.42. HF ANTENNA AND HARDWARE WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND SB 737-53-1287. PERFORMED CUTOUT IAW DWG 65C37049-3 AND SB 737-53-1287. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION IAW B737-53-1287, PG 139, STEPS I, M, AND N. NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER & TRIPLER IAW SB 737-53-1287. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED, LOCATED, & DRILLED IAW DWG 65C37049, REV ORIGINAL AND SB 737-53-1287, REV 1. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND SB 737-53-1287 & DWG 65C37044.

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