Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 6, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33209
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30581
Aircraft time
66,498 hours, 24,044 cycles
Part
Window Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1
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

AFTER REMOVAL OF WINDOW IN 1 LH POSITION, DURING POST REMOVAL INSPECTION, CAN SEE WHAT ARREARS TO BE CRACKED. REQUESTING HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY STATUS OF WINDOW FRAME. PHOTO ATTACHED LOCKED FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO ADD DEMENSIONS PERFORMED HFEC IAW NTM PART 6 ,51-00-01. VERIFIED CRACK ON PILOTS UPPER OUTB CORNER. UNLOCKING TO UPDATE LOCKING FOR FERRY FLIGHT UNLOCKED FOR UPDATE SEE L/P 7737628 FOR #1 LH WINDOW REPLACEMENT COMPLIED WITH STEPS A.1 THROUGH 6 OF AVO 9418 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE L1 WINDOW AND EYEBROW PANEL. SEE LOG PAGE 7747990 FOR WORK ACCOMPLISHED. C/W RII INSPECTIONS AS REQUIRED REF GMM CHAPTER 9 ON STEPS THRU B.1.A. C/W AVO 09418 STEPS B1 & B2 AS REQUIRED ON L1 WINDOW UPPER OTBD C/W AVO ESC220104-0209-1 THRU STEP B.1.A POST, CRACK IS MARKED. REF STEP C, CRACK IS CONSIDERED CONDITION 1 AND DOES NOT EXTEND THRU LUG.