Service difficulty report · Expansion Joint · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 3, 2020
Submitted
April 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29563
Aircraft time
33,785 hours, 13,506 cycles
Part
Expansion Joint
Part number
143A524035
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACKED EXPANSION JOINT AT BS 540 BETWEEN BL 0 AND LBL 20. REPLACED EXPANSION JOINT PER AARD 51-00-05-1.