What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR FUSELAGE CUTOUT, STRINGER 9L INTERCOSTAL CRACKED IN UPPER RADIUS FWD END ON THE AFT SIDE OF FRAME BS 294.5. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT S9L.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2008
- Submitted
- April 14, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N398UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24673
- Aircraft time
- 49,965 hours, 34,324 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 294 S9l
- 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.