What was found
STA 616 RIGHT HAND FRAME INNER CHORD CRACKED AT THE LOWER END BELOW THE CREASE BEAM. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE CHORD AND INSTALLED A STIFFENING ANGLE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2001
- Submitted
- May 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N313UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23674
- Aircraft time
- 41,420 hours, 21,708 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.