Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
April 13, 2010
Submitted
April 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14604
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27317
Aircraft time
42,843 hours, 22,604 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
6546539
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

MAIN FRAME CRACKED STA 616 RT SIDE JUST ABOVE FUEL TANK. REPAIRED MAIN FRAME AT STA 616 RT JUST ABOVE FUEL TANK REF ECRA 5311-01487. HOWEVER, WITHIN 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-01487. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ECRA 5311-01487, PART 1. WITHIN 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-01487.