Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
May 22, 2021
Submitted
May 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25705
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28766
Aircraft time
72,056 hours, 25,760 cycles
Part
Window Frame
Part number
141A880011
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Window
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SMALL CRACK NOTED ON L1 WINDOW FRAME WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED. SEE ATTACHED PICTURES ADDITIONAL PICS.CRACK LOCATED ON C-D POST.CRACK. MEASURES 0.9" LENGTH. IAW AVO#ESC210516-0705-1 R.A. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION ABOVE WELL AS DVI OF SAME AREA. CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED. NEW LOG PAGE GENERATED PER PART C OF THE REFERENCED AVO. AND BELOW IN AREAS DEFINED BY FIGURE 8 ON L1 WINDOW FRAME, AS REF TO LP 6315678 FOR CRACK DOCUMENTATION. REMOVED A-C SILL PANEL P/N 141A8815-7 AND BRACKET 141A9504-7 AL ONG WITH FASTENERS REF AVO ESC210516-0705-2 STEP A-1 ACCOMPLISHED STEPS A1, A2 AND B1, OF AVO# ESC210516-0705-2. RII CW ON STEPS A1, A2 AND B1, OF AVO# ESC210516-0705-2.OK TO CONTINUE. TRIMMED OUT EXISTING COUNTERSINK FASTENER IAW FIGURE 14, STEP 1 AND BEGAN STEP C.1. BY INSTALLING 16 BACB30YP6K5 FASTENERS IAW AVO ESC210516-0705-2 REV -. STEP C.1. NOT COMPLETE. C. 1 REF TORQUE VALUES SRM 51-40-04-0G-0 PAGE 10 OF 17. COMPLIED WITH RII PART OF (AVOID VERBAL ORDER) PAGE 4 OF 34 STEP FURTHER ISSUE SHEETMETAL LEAD NOTIFIED ENGINEERING WITH 1) BEING ON PAGE 17 OF 34 OF AVO STEP 2 REQUIRING INSTALL FILLER (NOT SPECIFIED) FOR RELIEF CUT MADE. WAITING ON DAY SHIFT ENGINEER ESC210516-0705-2. ACCOMPLISHED COUNTERBORE PER STEP 17 OF PAGE 25 IAW AVO COMPLETED STEPS 1 AND 2 ON PAGE 17 OF AVO#ESC210516-0705-2 REV A SEALED, INSTALLED FASTENERS, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER. COMPLETED STEPS 1 THRU 16 ON PAGE 24 AND 25 OF AVO#ESC210516-0705-2 LOCATED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER AND DRILLED HOLES TO SECUR