Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
September 2, 2012
Submitted
October 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
59,642 hours, 38,887 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65C229085
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 500b
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

FRAME AT BS 500B HAS A CRACK AT 1.04 WIRE PENETRATION HOLE 900 POS AS VIEWED LOOKING AFT EXTENDING INWARD APROX .1250 LONG. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM 53-00-07, REP 13.