Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
May 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
63,256 hours, 50,352 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
654654019
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 639. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LT FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 639; FABRICATED SPLICE REPAIR AND NEW SECTION PER S/B 737-53-1061, INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ER 15-5300-03142-TB1.