Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 28, 2003
Submitted
November 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N393UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24668
Aircraft time
38,011 hours, 26,847 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Stringer
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

STR 7R IS CRACKED AT STA 500B AND 500C. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER FROM STA 500 PLUS 10 INCHES TO STA 500C PLUS 10 INCHES. SPLICED IN SECTION OF STRINGER.