Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 7, 2014
Submitted
March 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17229
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28793
Aircraft time
48,011 hours, 16,898 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143A1111
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

FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 400 BETWEEN STRINGER 8R & STRINGER 9R IN CABIN, 1" CRACK CONFIRMED WITH MFEC AT AIR CONDITIONING BRACKET INBD RIVET. HIDDEN CRACK ALSO FOUND RUNNING INTO INBD RADIUS OF FRAME FOUND WITH HFEC ON INSPECTION. REPAIRED FRAME AT STATION 400 BETWEEN STRINGER 8R & STRINGER 9R IAW EA 5310-04716 REF F FIG 3.