Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
October 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24532
Aircraft time
44,804 hours, 26,062 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED AT THE FWD END OF THE LWR BEAM OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR. ONE CRACK AT A FASTENER HOLE IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE OUTBOARD TEE CHORD AND THE OTHER AT THE FASTENER HOLE IN THE WEB. THE TEE CHORD CRACK IS 0.375 INCH LONG AND WEB CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE WEB. CRACKING AT THIS LOCATION IS CAUSED BY FATIGUE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.