Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
March 2, 2026
Submitted
March 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8745K
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
61866
Aircraft time
15,493 hours, 7,509 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Condition
Cracked
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

STRINGER SPLICE 27R AT BS 440 IS CRACKED. STRINGER SPLICE IS SHEARED THROUGH. R & R THE STRINGER SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-02.

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