Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 5, 2001
Submitted
January 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23085
Aircraft time
49,078 hours, 38,600 cycles
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.

What was found

A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE LOWER FASTENER ON THE INNER CHORD OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FS 616 FRAMES AT THE OVERWING FRAME TO STUB JOINT. THIS IS THE TYPICAL CRACK OF S/B 737-53-1182. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND THE AREA REPAIRED PER THE REFERENCED S/B AT MV.