Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 29, 2004
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23507
Aircraft time
55,400 hours, 37,191 cycles
Part
Stringer Clip
Part number
69353642
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 .1875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN STRINGER TIE CLIP AT AFT SIDE OF BS 1006, STR 14 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED STRINGER TIE CLIP AT BS 1006, STR 14 LT; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT TIE CLIP PER DWG 69-35364; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02 FIG 8 & 12.

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