SDR USAA970203

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date: May 21, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N240AU
Make and model: Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial: 22355
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Stringer
Condition: Corrosion
Location: Bs 360-375
Part time: 42,621 hours
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT OUTER AREA OF STRINGER WHERE MATES W/SKIN 15 INCHES LONG BY 1 INCH WIDE, SOME AREAS COMPLETELY THROUGH STRINGER, STATION 360-375 STRINGER 25L. INSTALLED NEW SEGMENT OF STRINGER, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. CORROSION TASK NR C53-202-01, CORROSION LEVEL 2. (M)