SDR AALA202301176798

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: January 13, 2023
Submitted: January 17, 2023
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N928AN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 29528
Aircraft time: 60,843 hours, 25,276 cycles
System (JASC): 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
Part: Fitting
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 663
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: U
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 WAS GROUNDED (LONG TERM STORAGE: DURING INSPECTION OF THE RH STA 663.7 FAIL SAFE STRAP, FOUND A CRACK INDICATION AT EH UPPER AFT FASTENER HOLE HIDDEN BEHIND THE STR 18A STRAP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH STA 663 PICKLE FORK FITTING.