Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
August 7, 2026
Submitted
September 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8546V
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
63574
Aircraft time
29,792 hours, 15,138 cycles
Part
Stringer
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

LEFT STR 18A STA 727 INNER CHORD UPPER FASTENER HOLE STILL HAS A CRACK DEFECT INDICATIOIN IN UPPER FWD FASTENER HOLE PER HFEC HOLE PROBE INSP NDT PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16 USING A .020" NOTCH. PER 26-153-02116-WIP1 (AD - N8546V - L/H STR 18A STA 727 INNER CHORD UPPER FASTENER HOLE REPAIR) [TTG8Q01DKS0F] STEP 5. ACCOMPLISHED A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC) HOLE PROBE INSPECTION OF ALL EXISTING FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO THE REPAIR AREA PER 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16 USING A 0.020" NOTCH STANDARD. FOUND CRACK DEFECT INDICATION TO STILL BE PRESENT IN PREVIOUSLY DISCREPANT HOLE (UPPER FWD HOLE COMMON TO INNER CORD) AS DOCUMENTED ON TTG8Q01DJ8MU. INDICATION IS COMMON TO THE AFT UPPER FITTING (P/N 144A7321-5) PART TO FABRICATED BY DAF PER P.O. # P008G53J-1 PART FABRICATED BY VENDOR P008G53J-1 W/O # DASGV80238. WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON EA# 26-153-02116-WIP2 TTG8Q01DQ38A INSPECTED WORK PERFORMED

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