Service difficulty report · Tear Strap · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 5, 2006
Submitted
October 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24319
Aircraft time
52,211 hours, 28,743 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Tear Strap
Condition
Undersize
Location
Bs 727c S20l
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

LT AFT PIT REPLACMENT SKIN PANEL TEAR STRAP WAS FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE ORIGINAL SKIN AT BS 727C +10" STR 20. MAJOR REPAIR: TRIMMED TEAR STRAP OF NEW REPLACEMENT SKIN TO CLEAR THE ORIGINAL FASTENERS AND ADDED 2 NEW FASTENERS.