Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
August 3, 2016
Submitted
August 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25102
Aircraft time
70,740 hours, 47,249 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65458133
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

R1 DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME IS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BENEATH LOWER AFT CORNER REVEAL. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO FRAME STA 332.1 IAW EA 400-53EA-17552. THIS IS A CAT-B REPAIR WITH 1ST AND 2ND STAGE APPROVAL, DTE 3RD STAGE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 66,000 TOTAL A/C CYCLES.

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