Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737924

Difficulty date
December 16, 2014
Submitted
December 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79402
Make and model
Boeing 737924
Aircraft serial
30119
Aircraft time
41,275 hours, 16,659 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143A1124
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

FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 500C BETWEEN STRINGERS 8R & 9R IS CRACKED AT INBD AIR CONDITIONING BRACKET ATTACH RIVET. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME & REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5332 -01015. INITIATED DIP 31271 TO ACCOMPLISH A PERM REPAIR ON OR BEFORE 13-DEC-16. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING ON OR BEFORE 13-OCT-16 BUT BEFORE 13-NOV-16 FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR.