Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
November 6, 2001
Submitted
November 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25386
Aircraft time
28,850 hours, 21,692 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Stiffener
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE 178 BULKHEAD SIDE CHORD AND WEB MOD (NOT WEB RPL), CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE VERTICAL BEAM LOWER WEB AT RBL 17. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB.