SDR P2EA01187

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date: September 8, 2001
Submitted: October 22, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N123NJ
Make and model: Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial: 22121
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.

What was found

SJO - DURING C-CHECK, FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, BS 500B, STRINGER 22 LEFT FRAME WITH DENT AND CRACK. REPAIRED FUSELAGE FRAME SECTION AT BS 500B, BETWEEN STRINGER 21 AND 23 LEFT, DUE TO DENT AND CRACK IAW SRM 51-40-3, FIG 1. THIS REPAIR HAD BEEN APPROVED AS AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF COMPLIANCE (AMOC) TO PARAGRAPH (A.1.B) OF AD 89-11-06 R1. (M)