Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
June 1, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24192
Aircraft time
52,082 hours, 28,176 cycles
Part
Stringer 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

CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE STRINGER SPLICE CHANNEL AT BS 360 & STR 14L AND AT THE INTERCOSTAL WEB AT BS 294 & STR 12L AS WELL AS THE INTERCOSTAL WEB AT BS 294 & STR 16L.