Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 16, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Part
Frame
Part number
6546533
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 500
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED FROM GUSSET FASTENER TO TOOLING HOLE IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 500 RBL 2.0. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW 737 SRM 53-00-07, NDT HFEC INSP CW IAW 737 NTM PT 6 51-00-00. FABRICATED PARTS FROM (7075T6 ..050 R698980) ALODINED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW 737 SRM 51-20-1. INSTALLED PARTS IAW 737 SRM 53-00-07.