Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
March 25, 2017
Submitted
April 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25098
Aircraft time
75,040 hours, 43,441 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
654653120
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 500
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 BS 500 VERTICAL WEB IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, RBL 1.5 & LBL 1.5. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED WITH HFEC. REMOVED THE FRAME. DRILLED & INSTALLED A NEW FRAME IAW DWG 65-46531 & EA 400-53EA-18682.

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