Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 13, 2025
Submitted
September 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33264
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31584
Aircraft time
75,212 hours, 26,636 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
143A323344
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT UNDER FLOOR CORROSION PREVENTION & CONTROL PROGRAM (CPCP) INSPECTION. AFT CARGO BAY LT STRINGER 25 AT BS 847 HAS HEAVILY CORRODED BUILD UP FORWAD OF BULKHEAD. CLEANED & INSPECTED S25L, BS 807-847. REMOVED FASTENERS FROM SHEAR TIES AT BS 827-847 BETWEEN S24L - S25L. REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER S25L IAW SRM 53-00-03. REMOVED SHEAR TIE BS 867, S24 - 25L. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP. NO DEFECTS NOTED. DURING STEPS 5 THRU 7 HFEC INSP. FOUND HEAVY CORROSION AT BS 792 S25L AND BULGING ON EXTERNAL SKIN AT SAME LOCATION. REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER FROM BS 776 - 816. REMOVED SHEAR TIE S24 & 25L. PERFORMED HFEC AT TRIMMED AREA. NO DEFECTS NOTED NTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICE