Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 8, 2008
Submitted
March 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24656
Aircraft time
50,753 hours, 35,660 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Crease Beam
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

CABIN CREASE BEAM INNER CHORD ANGLE CRACKED BS 520 STR 17R RBL 64". MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED CREASE BEAM ANGLE WITH NESTED ANGLE REPAIR.