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
146A11024
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 REMOVE THE BRACKET PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF FRAME & BRACKET AT STATION 727B BTW STRINGER 8R & STRINGER 9R FOUND CRACK ON THE FRAME. REMOVED DICTATION & APPLIED PRIMER, DRILLED HOLES IN ANGLE A FLANGE IAW EA5 THE SUPPORT BRACKET FASTENERS. INSTALLED HI-L CAL STEPS IN GMM09-25-05 IAW EA5310-04716 REV G OPERATION 02 TASK 716 REV G TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP5 MADE REPAIR ANGLE B 0 FIG 3 STEP 8 PUT REPAIR ANGLE & CUT OUT THE TRAME WEB & THE TWO RIVET HOLES IAW POA1403339 00040 NR-53-001. DRILLED SUPPORT BRACKET, HFEC INSPECTED THE CUT OUT NO CRACK IN 02 TASK 9.0 FIG 3 STEP 6. APPLIED CCC ANGLE A & ANGLE B IAW EA FILLED HOLES IN ANGLE B FLANGE IAW EA5310-04716 REV G OPERATION 0 FIG3 STEP 13.