Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 14, 2003
Submitted
June 3, 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
6545871515
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 .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON R-1 DOOR FRAME AT AFT NR 4 STOP FITTING CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AND PERFORMED HFEC TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B737-200 SRM 51-10-2 PG 7.