What was found
AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAIN CARGO DOOR BS348.2 STR15L FRAME INNER CHORD CRACKED. REPAIRED A FUSELAGE FRAME SECTION AT BS348.2 UPPER CHORD BETWEEN STR 14L AND STR17L DUE TO CRACK IAW CARD EAM335302-4 REV2 AND SB737-53A 1240 R1.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2016
- Submitted
- January 19, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498SA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7374Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 26334
- Aircraft time
- 54,318 hours, 33,983 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.