Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
January 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23261
Aircraft time
58,145 hours, 36,947 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
6545765125
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 4 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON STRINGER 8 LT AT BS 380. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CRACKS TO VERIFY CRACK ENDS; STOP DRILLED 4 EA CRACKS ON STRINGER 8 LT AT BS 380; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS ARE CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR CHANNEL; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-03, FIG 204, PG 217-219.