Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
August 12, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28893
Aircraft time
51,041 hours, 28,795 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
654828056
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FRAME BS 360 CRACKED BY A SCREW THAT WAS TOO LONG IN NUT PLATE BETWEEN STRINGERS 12 AND 13L. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA 400, 53EA, 13259.