Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 18, 2024
Submitted
June 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36247
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28807FAL
Aircraft time
74,940 hours, 27,497 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 727g S18r
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: S-18R @ FR 727G DAMAGED, DUE TO BLOWN RT MLG TIRE EVENT REF. L/P# 8164617AVO12689 ACCOMPLISHED STEP: 8. CUT S-18R STRINGER IN LOCATIONS SHOWN ON FIGURE: 3 TO PREPARE FOR A SPLICE REPAIR AND REF. SRM: 53-00-03-2R-1 PARG. 4.B., READY FOR UNDERLYING STRUCTURE NDT INSPECTIONS PER. AVO12689 STEPS: 12, 13, 14 AND READY FOR DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION PER. STEPS: 2. AND 7. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP PER AVO12689 REV A, NO DAMAGE DETECTED CLEAR TO ENLARGE TRIM OUT BY 0.040 INCH PER INSTRUCTIONS. QC 330218 UPDATE: STEPS 12 HFEC ON S-17R, STEP 13 HFEC INS ON S-18R FROM STA 727F-STA 727, AND STEP 14 HFEC STA 727G FROM S-17R TO S-19R PREVIOUSLY C/W BY FIRST REV AVO. SEE L/P 8164617. PER. AVO12689 REV.A. STEP: 8, RETRIMMED S-18R STRINGER IN THE LOCATIONS SHOWN ON FIGURE 3 TO PREPARE FOR A SPLICE REPAIR, AND PER. STEP: 18, VERIFIED RAW STOCK EXTRUSION TO FAB. REPLACEMENT S-18R STRINGER AS TYPE: 1, BAC1498-163, .071 THICK, P.O# 4221911, AND TO FAB. (2EA.) S-18R STRINGER HAT SPLICE REPAIR SECTION MATERAL AS P/N: 69-78188-18, ALSO SEE: B737-800 SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 ACCOMPLISHED STEP 12 HFEC INSP PER AVO12689 REV A, NO DAMAGE DETECTED CLEAR TO ENLARGE TRIM OUT BY 0.040 INCH PER INSTRUCTIONS. PER. AVO12689 REV.A, STEP: 12 ENLARGED THE TRIM OUT ON S-18R STRINGER CUTS BY .040 INCH AS INSURANCE CUT AFTER (HFEC) INSPECTION PER. AVO12689 REV.B, STEP: 18. & B737-800 LP NOT FLAGGED AS MAJOR REPAIR