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
143A11114
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 STA 400 BTW STRINGER 8R & STRINGER 9R FOUND CRACK ON THE FRAME. REMOVED DICATION. APPLIED PRIMER 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP 10 DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE A FLANGE, THE SUPPORT BRACKET FASTENERS. INSTALLED HI-L CAL STEPS IN GMM 09-25-05. MADE REPAIR ANGLE B 0 FIG 3 STEP 8 PUT REPAIR ANGLE & DRILLED HOLES ANGLE A & ANG OK. CUT OUT THE FRAME WEB & THE TWO RIVET HOLES. DRILLED SUPPORT BRACKET IAW EA5310-04716 REV G OPERATION 02 TASK 9 NDT PART6 51-00-00. HFEC INSPECTED THE CUT OUT NO CRACK. APPLIED CCC ANGLE A & ANGLE B EA DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE B FLANGE