Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24660
Aircraft time
39,904 hours, 28,736 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 BETWEEN 2 RIVETS AT BS 907 S4L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED SHEAR CLIP AND STRINGER SPLICE.