Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 21, 2003
Submitted
October 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
57,712 hours, 36,775 cycles
Part
Stringer Clip
Part number
69353521
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

DURING C-17 CHECK A .375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON STRINGER TIE CLIP BS 380, STR 7 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRINGER TIE CLIP BS 380, STR 7 LT; INSTALLED NEW REPLACEMENT TIE CLIP IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG 1, FIG 8.