Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 22, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24244
Aircraft time
52,981 hours, 29,173 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

MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CREASE BEAM CORRODED AT BS 291-363 AT STR 17R ADJACENT TO FWD GALLEY DOOR LWR THRESHOLD. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED AND REPLACED CREASE BEAM.