Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
April 14, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22655
Aircraft time
62,290 hours, 50,495 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
6545895
Condition
Corroded
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK GALVANIC CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SPLICE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE, BS 900, STR 27 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER SPLICE AT BS 900, STR 27 L/H, AND TRIMMED AWAY CORROSION ON STRINGER ENDS; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF TRIM TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED SHIMS, AND A NEW REPLACEMENT STRINGER SPLICE PER DWG 65-45776; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA E.R. 15-5361-03119-SS3.