What was found
AFT PIT STA 787 RBL 20 FRAME UPPER FLANGE DAMAGED. REMOVED DAMAGE. VERIFIED WITH NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING THAT THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. INSTALLED PLUG RIVET, TREATED, PRIMED AND PAINTED. THIS WAS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2001
- Submitted
- July 10, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N320UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23952
- Aircraft time
- 41,562 hours, 22,213 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.