Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23088
Aircraft time
49,031 hours, 38,301 cycles
Part
Strap
Part number
6546585503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE CUTOUT IN THE FUSELAGE FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SIMILIAR TO THE TYPICAL CRACKS OF S/B 737-53-1134. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE LT & RT STINGER 12 STRAP, FS 1140, AND THE LT & RT FS 1138 FRAME STRAPS. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 22 AND 53-30-3, FIG. 30.