What was found
FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE TO INBOARD FREE FLANGE TO CREASE BEAM IN CHORD STATION 727A LEFT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED J-REPAIR DOUBLER AND STRAP.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2002
- Submitted
- July 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N350UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24301
- Aircraft time
- 41,331 hours, 22,604 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.