Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23094
Part
Stringer
Part number
6546877143
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE STRINGER 18A WEB WAS FOUND WITH A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 727 ON THE LT AND RT SIDES OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF THOSE NOTED IN BAC S/B 737-53-1066. THE CRACKS WERE REPAIRED WITH A NEW GUSSET CHANNEL SIMILAR TO THE S/B AND INSTALLED PER ER/A 368583-14.