Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 27, 2020
Submitted
May 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53442
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33536
Aircraft time
35,940 hours, 12,427 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
141A824037
Condition
Corroded
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

STRINGER 23 LEFT HAS CORROSION AND MISSING OR LOOSE PAINT FROM F RAME 295.5 TO 351 IN E&E COMPARTMENT. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER EC/RA#531 0-07782,PART 1. INITIATED DIP TO "ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREM ENTS ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES."PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 43,000 TOTAL AIRPL ANE FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 44,000 TOTAL AIRPLANE FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS".REF. EC/RA#5310-07782,PART 1 ISHED. STEP D,8. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9735981 FOR ALL WORK ACCOMPLE APPROVED TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 43,000 TOTAL AIRPLANE FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 44,000 TOTAL AIRPLANE FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT IN REFERENCE ECRA 5310-07782 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED REPAIR COMPLETED AS PER ECRA5310-07782 AND DIP ISSUED F OR REINSPECTION. QC QC REVIEW RECORDS UPDATE INIT: PLN/ENG >43,000 <44, 000 TAFC T/A: ON OR BEFORE 50,000 TAFC......LT/U224600