Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
January 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23261
Aircraft time
58,145 hours, 36,947 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
90526912
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 - DURING C-18 CHECK A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME FOOT AT BS 616, LBL 62. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACK ON INNER CHORD FLANGE AT BS 616, LBL 62; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACK EXISTS; FABRICATED A REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 03-5311-01143-DD1.