Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
January 12, 2017
Submitted
January 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30856
Aircraft time
49,354 hours, 19,170 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143A12612
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

FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT LT BILGE FRAME CHAFED WITH TOOLING MARKS BS 500K. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED FUSELAGE FRAME, LOWER LOBE AT STA 500K , LBL 18.24 IAW EA 900-53EA-18365 REV 00. THIS IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR WITH FIRST AND SECOND STAGE APPROVAL WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 75,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.