Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 22, 2010
Submitted
August 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23876
Aircraft time
60,250 hours, 40,777 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Condition
Corroded
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

CLT - Q5 - MAJOR REPAIR - LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON FUSELAGE STRINGER SPLICE BETWEEN BS 927 TO BS 947, S21R. REPLACED FUSELAGE STRINGER SPLICE BETWEEN BS 927 TO BS 947, S21R IAW B737 SRM 53-60-03 & 53-60-15.