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
143A11224
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 500A BETWEEN STRINGER 8L & STRINGER 9L FOUND CRACK ON THE FRAME. IAW EA5310-04716 REV G OPERATION 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP 1 REMOVED DICATION. DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE A FLANGE IAW EA5. INSTALLED HI-L CAL STEPS IN GMM 09-25-05. REPAIR ANGLE & DRILLED HOLES ANGLE A & ANG OK. CUT OUT THE FRAME WEB & THE TWO RIVET HOLES. HFEC INSPECTED THE CUT OUT NO CRACK IN 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP 6, APPLIED CCC ANGLE A & ANGLE B IAW EA. DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE B FLANGE IAW EA5310-04716 REV G OPERATION 0 FIG 3 STEP 13.