What was found
LOWER NOSE, LT SIDE BODY STATION 188 IS CRACKED AFT SIDE IN THE FRAME RADIUS JUST BELOW FLOOR LINE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLER INSTALLED AT STATION 188 WL 207 AND EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER ON LEFT SIDE.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2002
- Submitted
- January 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N335UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24230
- Aircraft time
- 41,080 hours, 21,352 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.