Service difficulty report · Window Post · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 13, 2019
Submitted
February 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37252
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30583
Aircraft time
59,741 hours, 21,721 cycles
Part
Window Post
Part number
141A8800
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
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

L1 CAPT WINDOW POST, LT SIDE, CRACKED IN THE UPPER CORNER PERFORMED HFEC OF L1 WINDOW FRAME AT OUTBD UPPER CORNER PER 737 NDT /NTM 51-00-00-23. FOUND POSITIVE CRACK INDICATION AT SUSPECT LOCATION. REMOVED L1 WINDOW. REF 737 AMM 56-11-11-000-801. REMOVED L4,L5, BLANKING PLATES. REF 737 AMM 56-11-41-000-801C2. ON LI WIN POST, CRACK IS 1.18"LONG, 2.15"FROM TOP, DIAGRAM SENT ENGINEERING. PER AVO ESC190209-252-1, PERFORMED PART B, STEPS 1&2, OF CRACK TO ENGINEERING, CLASSFIED CRACK AS CONDITION ONE. NEED REPAIR BY CRACK CORRECTION, CRACK IS .925 LONG AND 2.32 IN" FORM TOP. PERFORMED HFEC IAW PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23 AND DETAILED INSPECTI OTHER CRACKS OR DAMAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME ON OF AREA, CRACK DETERMINED TO BE A SHORT CRACK PER AVO ESC 190 209-252-1 STEP B1&2 AND STEP C 1A AS THE RESULT OF INSP WITH NO SEPERATED WINDOW FRAMES 1 AND 2 REF AVO 190210-252-1STAP A CUT WINDOW FRAME 1 AND RETAINED CRES SHIM FOR INSPECTION REF AVO # ESC 190210-0252-1 STEP B INSPECTED CRES SHIM FOR PENETRATION PER AVO, NO PENTRATION NOTED COMPLIED WITH AVO# ESC190210-0252-1, PART D, FIG.21, 1 THRU 21. OK TO INSTALL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. VERIFIED STEPS 1 THRU 21 OF FIG 21 PART D OF AVO ESC190210-0252-1. OK TO INSTALL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. COMPLIED WITH STEP C OF AVO# ESC 190210-0252-1 COMPLIED WITH STEP D 22 AND 23 OF AVO#ESC 190210-0252-1 VERIFIED STEPS C AND STEP D 22,AND23 WERE COMPLYED WITH I.A.W. AVO #ESC 190210-0252-1. COMPLIED WITH PART D, STEP 1(FIG. 21, STEP 24 TO 26), 2 TO 6(FIG 26 A-C S