Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 75721B

Difficulty date
August 23, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933FD
Make and model
Boeing 75721B
Aircraft serial
24330
Aircraft time
52,447 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
143N3800107
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

AT BS 686, STR 18L, STR SPLICE CORRODED. CORROSION ON STR SPLICE AT BS 686 FOUND EXCEEDED SRM DAMAGE LIMITS. SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02 REV 97. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 CRITERIA.

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