Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25096
Aircraft time
62,188 hours, 35,900 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
654659321
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

LEFT SIDE FRAME 500B CRACK IN 1 INCH WIDE PENETRATION HOLE. REPAIRED 500B LT FRAME IAW B737 400 SRM 53 00 07 REPAIR 13. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH INSP THRESHOLD O 66 000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND 24 000 REPEAT INSP INTERVAL.

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