Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
January 9, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N349UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24253
Aircraft time
43,340 hours, 23,443 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

BS 440, STRINGER 9L, FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED JUST ABOVE STR 9L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER.