Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
January 4, 2018
Submitted
January 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30793
Aircraft time
53,767 hours, 24,094 cycles
Part
Window Frame
Part number
141A880039
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

LT NR 3 WINDOW FWD FRAME HAS CRACK AT 3RD FROM LOWER FASTENER HOLE. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED CRACK IAW EA 700 53EA 19750 THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH FIRST AND SECOND STAGE APPROVAL. A NEW FAA APPROVAL WHICH CONTAINS THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ISSUED PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 50,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLT CYCLES.