Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 8, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23260
Aircraft time
57,725 hours, 36,969 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
65C347784
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-18 CHECK A .375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 10 RT AT BS 294. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRINGER 10 RT FROM BS 280 TO BS 294; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT STRINGER PER DWG 65C34778; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02 FIG 12 PG 1.