Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 21, 2021
Submitted
August 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77258
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30802
Aircraft time
64,267 hours, 23,306 cycles
Part
Window Frame
Part number
123W4567
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit Left
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

LH COCKPIT WINDOW E/F POST CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS. CRACK IS LOCATED ON FWD SIDE OF LH #3 WINDOW AT 2ND FASTENER FROM THE BOTTOM. CRACK IS 5.75" FROM BOTTOM OF FRAME. BOEING DRAWING 141A8831 IPC REF FOR WINDOW FRAM 53-11-00-28-585 OR 590 REMOVED SEALANT FROM AROUND AND ABOVE COCKPIT WINDOW 3 LEFT. REINSTALLED NEW SEALANT. LOG LOCKED FOR MX FERRRY FERRY COMPLETED, UNLOCKED FOR UPDATE AND SIGNOFF PERFORMED AVO IAH081621-0258-1 PARA A STEPS 1 THRU 8 PERFORMED HFEC ON REQUIRED FASTENER HOLES. REF:AVO IAH081621-0258-1 PARA A STEPS (9). SECOND HOLE FROM BOTTOM CRACKED AS INDICATED PER NON-ROUTINE DISCREPENCY. REAMED HOLES DID FINAL REAM TO .310 WILL NEED ANOTHER HFEC INSPECTION OF WORKED AVO IAH081621-0258-1 PARA A STEP 9 COLD WORKED HOLES AND VERIFIED HOLES COLD WORKED AND FINAL REAM. PERFORMED HFEC ON 8 EACH HOLES. NO CRACKS FOUND. SECOND HOLE FROM BOTTOM STILL CRACKED APPROX. 1.5" IN LENGTH. REF: AVO-IAH081621-0258-1 STEP (9) FIG.(1) 1 THRU 11. PER AVO IAH081621-0258-1 PARA B PERFORMED STEPS 1 THRU 3 CUT NUMBER 3 WINDOW POST AND INSTALLED FASTENERS INSTALLATION FASTENERS OK PER AVO IAH081621-0258-1 VERIFIED INTERNAL DOUBLER AS 641A8800-21 PER PARA C STEP 1 FIGURE 11 O.K. TO INSTALL INTERNAL DOUBLE OK TO CONTINE INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER AVO IAH081621-0258-1 PARA C STEP STEP 9 1 AND INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS PER AVO IAH081621-0258-1 PARA A INSTALLATION IAW AVO081621-0258-1 NO DEFECTS NOTED VERIFIED FREEZE PLUG INSTALLATION AND INTERNAL DOUBLER VERIFIED HAVE CORRECT KIT P/N 0