Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
January 27, 2012
Submitted
February 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23785
Aircraft time
75,118 hours, 61,330 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
6545804
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.

What was found

STR 8L LOWER END SPLICE COMMON TO AFT SIDE OF BS 259 FRAME IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE IAW SRM AND BAC DWG.

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