Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 26, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24717
Aircraft time
51,202 hours, 30,287 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 616 S17l
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

BS 616L FRAME WEB IS CRACKED IN 2 HOLES COMMON TO INBD CHORD ANGLE. UPPER HOLE IS 0.5 INCH BELOW STRINGER S-17L AND LOWER HOLE IN WEB IS 7 INCH BELOW STRINGER S-17L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REAMED HOLES & ACCMP NDT FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT. FABRICATED & INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG.