Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
March 28, 2014
Submitted
May 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22224
Aircraft time
72,828 hours, 34,173 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
140T011520
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

FORWARD LOWER CARGO FUSELAGE STATION 437, STRINGER 31R AT STRINGER SPLICE IS CRACKED & CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER SPLICE AT FS 434, STRINGER 31R & INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-02. SDR INFO CRACKED .050 INCHES, PN 140T0115-20, PART NAME STRINGER SPLICE, SN NSN FS & BS LOC FS 434, STRINGER 31R. ACFT WAS GNDED.