Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
February 15, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N349UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24253
Aircraft time
53,879 hours, 29,662 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Stringer
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

FWD CABIN STA 294.5 STR 10L HAS A CRACK ON THE UPPER FLANGE, ALSO UPPER HINGE BOX WEB ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 294 ABOVE STR 10L. FWD CABIN STA 294.5 STR 16L INTERCOSTAL HAS LARGE CRACK ON FWD WEB. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER AAR EA I070085, EA I07010 AND I070092 REV IR AND UA-EVA-70072A.