Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 16, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 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
144A1117
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 706L 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 ATTACHMENT RIVET. CORRECTED CUT OUT FRAME & REPAIR FRAME IAW RES NR 2007378-20 & SB 737-25-1544 REV 2. THIS ECRA NR 5311-01714 PROVIDES APPROVED INTERIOR REPAIR FOR THE DAMAGED FRAME. THIS ECRA IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DAMAGE TOLERANCE UNDER 14CFR26.43 D. ECRA APPROVED & ACCOMPLISHED.