Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 17, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23261
Aircraft time
58,145 hours, 36,947 cycles
Part
Strap
Part number
6560552501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 .0156 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SPLICE STRAP AT BS 358, STR 28 RT, E & E COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION OF STRAP BETWEEN STR 27 RT AND STR 28 RT AT BS 358; FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF REPLACEMENT STRAP; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA ER 03-5331-04029-ES1.