What was found
FUSELAGE STRINGER 18A SHEAR WEB CRACKED ON RH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AT STA. 727. CRACK IS 1.0 INCH AND EXTENDS FORWARD FROM THE INBOARD/ AFT FASTENER LOCATION. CRACK IS TYPICAL OF S/B 737-53-1066.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2001
- Submitted
- March 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N377DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23604
- Aircraft time
- 36,363 hours, 30,852 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 6546877144
- 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.