Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
January 9, 2017
Submitted
February 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
29752
Aircraft time
57,300 hours, 26,022 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
148A864018
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 1088-1138
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

APU BAY RT SIDE STRINGER EDGE DAMAGE FWD OF APU INLET OPENING 19 INCHES AFT OF FWD BULKHEAD. ACFT GROUNDED. BLENDED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-13-1A-2. REMOVED FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G0 AND 51-40-02-0G0.