Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 18, 2024
Submitted
December 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73278
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31596
Aircraft time
62,400 hours, 22,357 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143A1200193
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

FUSELAGE Z FRAME IN FWD CARGO PIT HAS DAMAGE ON RADIUS AT STA 420 JUST ABOVE STRINGER 23L. REF BAM N/R 2319008 FOR REPAIR OF Z FRAME. PART 3 OF EC/RA 5311-03330 PRIOR TO DECEMBER 15, 2026." FOR ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED. S-21L AND S-24L. ISSUED DIP TO READ " ACCOMPLISH A PERMANET 2026." 2ND DIP ISSUED ON ELB 3240924. REF EC/RA 5311-03330, SRM SRM 51-40-02, SRM 53-30-01, GPM 1-0-07-003, SOPM 20-20-02 REF BAM NON-ROUTINE 002319008. FOR 2ND DIP SEE ELB 3240924. 2ND DIP ISSUED ON ELB 3240924. SEE BAM NON-ROUTINE REPAIR PER PART 3 OF EC/RA 5311-03330 PRIOR TO DECEMBER 15, 51-10-02, SRM B737 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23, SRM 51-40-05, SOPM 20-43-03 SOPM 20-41-02 AND SRM 51-20-05. REF EC/RA 5311-03330 PART 1-INTERIM REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED PART 1- INTERIM REPAIR OF EC/RA 5311-03330 ACCOMPLISHED PART 1- INTERIM REPAIR OF EC/RA 5311-03330 ISSUED DIP TO READ " ACCOMPLISH A PERMANET REPAIR PER ON BS 420 FRAME INNER CHORD AND INNER DOUBLER BETWEEN DIP 53-DIP REF BAM N/R 2319008 FOR REPAIR OF Z FRAME IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ENTRY FOR THIS ITEM. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED MUST BE DOCUMENTED FOR THIS ITEM TO BE CARRIED IN THE UNITED ELB SYSTEM. DIPS COMPLIED WITH IAW ECRA 5311-03330 CHECKED OK