Service difficulty report · Expansion Joint · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 11, 2022
Submitted
September 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850NN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
40580
Aircraft time
35,969 hours, 14,768 cycles
Part
Expansion Joint
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
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 FOUND ON EXPANSION JOINT LOCATED AT STA 540 AND RIGHT BUTT LINE 18. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXPANSION JOINT PER SRM 51-40-02.