Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 21, 2001
Submitted
January 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24242
Aircraft time
41,137 hours, 22,271 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

AFT CABIN FRAME (STATION 847) NEXT TO STRINGER 9L IS CRACKED WHERE AIR GRILL CLIP ATTACHES TO FRAME. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DAMAGE REMOVAL VERIFIED. DOUBLER INSTALLED.