Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
January 16, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 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
Crease Beam
Condition
Corroded
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 935-990, RBL 54, WL 208, RIGHT CREASE BEAM INBOARD CHORD UPPER SURFACE HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DAMAGED SECTION OF CREASE BEAM CHORD REMOVED. REPLACEMENT PART PREPPED AND INSTALLED. DRAIN SCUPPER INSTALLED.