Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
December 4, 2010
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58606
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27319
Aircraft time
43,076 hours, 22,409 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65C361131
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

BS 303.9 FRAME CRACKED AT STR 16L FORWARD SIDE AROUND OVAL HOLE. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA 5311-01515. GENERATED DIP TO REINSPECT BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 66000 TOTAL A/C FLY CYCLES PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-01515 REF DIP 08205 FRAME CRACKED STA 303.9 PER ECRA 5311-01515 COMPLETED REPAIR. INSPECT REPAIR AT 66,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S. PLANNING TO CONTACT ESC AFTER 60,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S NOT TO EXCEED 61,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. QC UPDATE: PLANNING TO CONTACT ESC AFTER 60,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S BUT BEFORE 61,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION LIMIT: INSPECT REPAIR AT 66,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S. PLANNING TO CONTACT ESC AFTER 60,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S NOT TO EXCEED 61,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.