Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
November 4, 2001
Submitted
November 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25387
Aircraft time
28,581 hours, 21,402 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
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.

What was found

STATION 188 LEFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT WL 207 CRACKED ON AFT SIDE OUTER RADIUS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FRAME DOUBLER INSTALLED, EXTENDED SKIN CUTOUT FROM STATION 188 FOR ACCESS AND REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED.