What was found
INSPECTION FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN BS 616 FRAME INNER CHORDS CRACKED BELOW MAIN CABIN FLOOR. THE CRACKS WERE 1 INCH EACH. THE CRACKED AREAS WERE CUT OUT AND FILLERS AND STIFFENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5311-01134.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2002
- Submitted
- September 20, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14341
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373T0
- Aircraft serial
- 23579
- Aircraft time
- 48,498 hours, 21,880 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.