Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
August 16, 2022
Submitted
September 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7738A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33930
Aircraft time
51,542 hours, 27,977 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CORROSION AT STRINGER 23R TO BULKHEAD FRAME CONNECTION AT BS 540. OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-03-1A-1 TABLE 101. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA AT END STRINGER 23R BS 540; DIMENSION OF CUT: 1.000' X 1.000' IAW SRM 51-10-02, DRILLED EXISTING FASTENERS HOLES AT REPAIR SECTION OF S-23R IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 & 51-40-05. INSTALLED REPAIR STRINGER AND SPLICE AT STRINGER 23 RH PER WIP 2 AND SRM 53-00-03-2R -1. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA: 22-153-02642. INSTALLED STRINGER CLIP AT S-23R; BS 520 IAW SRM 51-40-02. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW 22-153-02642.

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