Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 7, 2014
Submitted
August 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78285
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33452
Aircraft time
34,576 hours, 11,744 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

AT STATION 400L BETWEEN STRINGER 8 & 9 AT THE AIR CONDITIONING OUTLET EXTRUSION SUPPORT ATTACHMENT TO THE FUSELAGE FRAME, THE FRAME HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT THE INBD ATTACH RIVET. REMOVED FASTENERS CUT OUT TWO EACH RIVET HOLES FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES & INSTALLED REPAIR IAW EA 5310-04716 REV G.