Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
October 7, 2003
Submitted
November 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
63,111 hours, 51,041 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65465951
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-14 CHECK 2 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FASTENER HOLES ON THE RT FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 727, BETWEEN WL 195 AND WL 202. MAINTENANCE OVERSIZED HOLES AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS CONTAINED, NO CRACK INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED IAW AWA ER 15-5331-03267-SS2.