Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 29, 2010
Submitted
November 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73259
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30803
Aircraft time
30,804 hours, 10,628 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143A1110
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

CABIN INTERIOR RT SIDE STA 380 FRAME CRACKED AT PSU RAIL ATTACH POINT BETWEEN STRINGER 8 AND 9 (MARKED). INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IN MAIN CABIN AT STA 380 BETWEEN STR 8 & 9 RT SIDE REF.EC/RA 5310-05295. INITIATED DIP TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION PRIOR TO 50,000 TOTAL A/C FLT CYCLES PER EC/RA 5310-05295, PART 2. PLANNING IS TO CONTACT ENG AFTER 44,000 FLT CYCLES BUT BEFORE45000 FLT CYCLES FOR A PERM REPAIR FOUND FRAME CRACKED, STA 380, STR 8RT.PER ECRA 5310-05295 COMPLETED INTERIM REPAIR.INSPECT REPAIR PER PART 2 OF ECRA PRIOR TO 50,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S. PLANNING TO CONTACT ESC AFTER 44,000 FLT CYC`S NOT TO EXCEED 45,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S.