Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 9, 2014
Submitted
May 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27246
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28956
Aircraft time
46,236 hours, 16,938 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143A11202
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

AFTER REMOVING THE BRACKET PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF FRAME & BRACKET AT STATION 480 BETWEEN STRINGER -8L & STRINGER -9L. FOUND CRACK ON THE FRAME. REMOVED DICTATION IAW EA5310-04716 REV G OPERATION 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3. APPLIED PRIMER 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP 10. DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE A FLANGE IAW EA5 THE SUPPORT BRACKET FASTENERS ACP RII INSPECTION IAW CRITI 4 MADE REPAIR ANGLE A & ANGLE B OPERATION 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP 11 INSTALLED HI L CAL STEPS IN GMM 09-25-05. CUT OUT THE FRAME WEB & THE TWO RIVET HOLES. DRILLED SUPPORT BRACKET, INSPECTED THE CUT OUT NO CRACK. APPLIED CCC ANGLE A & ANGLE B DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE B FLANGE. APPLY CIC ACP RII INSPECTION IAW ALL CRITICAL STEPS IN GMM09-25-05.