Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
May 24, 2002
Submitted
June 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24193
Aircraft time
42,504 hours, 22,274 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 STRINGER 18L FUSE FRAME CHORD IS CRACKED IN RADIUS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED OVER CHORD AND OVER EXTERNAL FUSE.