Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
November 26, 2019
Submitted
November 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33284
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31635
Aircraft time
51,831 hours, 18,413 cycles
Part
Window Frame
Part number
641A880025
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Window
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

CRACK FOUND AFTER HFEC INSPECTION OF WINDOW L1 PER AVO # 284-19- 10-26-02 (CRACK CONDITION 1). CRACK FOUND AFTER HFEC INSPECTION OF WINDOW L1 HAS BEEN REPAIRED PER EC/RA # 5311-02301. INITIATE A DTA DIP FOR THE L1 WINDOW FRAME REPAIR TO " ACCOMPLISH AN INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2, SECTION A ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER PART 2, SECTION A AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 18,000FLIGHT CYCLES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES "ACCOMPLISH AN INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2, SECTION B ON OR THEREAFTER." INITIATE A DTA DIP FOR L1 WINDOW FRAME REPAIR TO ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER PART 2, SECTION B AT INTER VALS NOT TO EXCEED 36,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER." SEE FLEET CYCLE N/R # 9708685 FOR WORK PERFORMED. ?ACCOMPLISH AN INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2, SECTIONS A AND B ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER PART 2, SECTION A HFEC AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 18,000 FLT CYCLES AND PART 2 SEC B LFEC AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 36,000 FLT CYCLS THEREAFTER.? OK TO INITIATE DTA DIP FOR THE L1 WINDOW FRAME REPAIR TO TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT ADDING ECRA REFERENCE 5311-02301 FOR DIP ADDING ECRA REFERENCE 5311-02302 FOR DIP INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE. VERIFIED ALL PAPER WORK IS CORRECT AND ACCOUNTED FOR QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED