What was found
UPPER FUSELAGE HAS SCRIBELINE DAMAGE AT THE BS 907 BUTT JOINT BETWEEN STRINGERS 6R & 8R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW BUTT SPLICE INTERNAL STRAP SECTION FROM STRINGERS 4R-10R & REINSTALLED STRINGER SPLICES.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2008
- Submitted
- February 14, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N376UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24641
- Aircraft time
- 50,863 hours, 35,331 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Strap
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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