What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK AT NUTPLATE HOLE OF FRAME AT BS 500, LT SIDE. THE CRACKED FRAME SECTION WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FRAME SEGMENT WAS SPLICED IN IAW BOEING DRAWING 65C25113.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12230
- Make and model
- Boeing 737217
- Aircraft serial
- 19884
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 500
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.