Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
November 3, 2003
Submitted
November 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24638
Aircraft time
41,278 hours, 28,921 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

STR SPLICE IS CRACKED ON STR 4L AT STA 907. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE.