SDR AWXA200100618

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date: November 25, 2001
Submitted: December 7, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N328AW
Make and model: Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial: 23377
Aircraft time: 50,446 hours, 30,847 cycles
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Part number: BAC14902808
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C - FRAME HAS .5 INCH CRACK AT BS 500 NEAR UPPER FLANGE RBL 2 IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AREA. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACKED AREA OF FRAME AT BS 500 BETWEEN RBL 2 AND RBL 3, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW B737-300 SRM 51-70-11 PG 1, 2, 4, & 5, SRM 51-20-01 PG 10, & 47, AND SRM 51-20-01 PG 2-4.

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