Service difficulty report · Expansion Joint · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 9, 2020
Submitted
December 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33331
Aircraft time
18,204 hours, 7,070 cycles
Part
Expansion Joint
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 540
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: CRACK IN EXPANSION JOINT AT STA 540 AND BL 0, MEASURING L=0.75 IN, W=0.002 IN, D=0.04 IN. REPLACED EXPANSION JOINT WITH NEW IAW SRM 51-10-02.