Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947WP
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23376
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800
Condition
Cracked
Location
C-D Window Post
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE SKIN L1 COCKPIT WINDOW, C-D POST CRACK REPAIR. THE SKIN AT THE UPPER OUTBD CORNER OF THE L1 COCKPIT WINDOW (C-D POST) WAS FOUND WITH A .25 CRACK. THE UNDERLYING GUSSET WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE CRACKED AREA WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A STEEL REPAIR DOUBLER AND ALUMINUM REPAIR TRIPLER. INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE PER ER/A 368758-14, REV A.

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