Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 6, 2026
Submitted
October 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73299
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34005
Aircraft time
59,105 hours, 21,724 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
112A3215205
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone
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 OK TO INSTALL FUEL PANELS PROCEDURE, FOUND CRACK ON STRINGER ABOVE RIB 14 LOCATED ON LH WING BETWEEN WING STA 417 AND WING STA 443. ACCESS THROUGH PANELS 532HB AND 532JB. (REF AAR NR 1000090043).PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON LH WING UPPER STRINGER 15 AT WSTA 432.50 RIB 14 IAW AAR RFD EO 260493 REV IR AND ECRA 5720-03689 PART 1. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR AND REQUIRES REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS. LOG PAGE 3418741 NON-ROUTINE 1000090043 DIP ENTRY: ON OR BEFORE 05-APR-2028, PERFORM AN INSPECTION AT THE LH WING UPPER STRINGER NO. 15 REPAIR AREA BETWEEN RIB 13, WSTA 405.50 AND RIB 15, WSTA 458.50 ON AIRCRAFT N73299 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5720-03689.