Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 4, 2004
Submitted
March 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24664
Aircraft time
39,249 hours, 27,483 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Beam
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

LEFT MLG BEAM SUPPORT FITTING AFT SIDE 2 CRACK INDICATIONS AT HOLE C-AREA ON E AT 9 O`CLOCK POS UNDER WASHER RUNNING RADIALLY AT HOLE EDGE. ONE CRACK AT 12 O`CLOCK POS RUNNING UP AND DOWN. NOT EMANATING FROM HOLE, 3RD CRACK IS AT 6 O`CLOCK POS RUNNING DOWNWARD. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. NOTCHED (BLENDED) OUT AFT SURFACE OF FITTING, INSTALLED TENSION PLATE DOUBLER REPAIR.