What was found
A 2.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FS 639 FRAME AT STR 16L IN THE INBOARD CHORD AND WEB. A NEW SECTION OF WEB WAS SPLICED IN AND TWO REPAIR ANGLES WERE ADDED TO THE INBOARD CHORD PER ERA 397256-14 AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2001
- Submitted
- March 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N315DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23087
- Aircraft time
- 48,827 hours, 38,609 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 654654049
- 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.