Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 8, 2014
Submitted
November 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55071
Aircraft time
36,868 hours, 25,504 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 674
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

DURING OVERWING FRAME INSPECTION IAW AD 14-05-22/SB 717-53A0034, THE LT OVERWING FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DURING REMOVAL OF THE FRAME, IT WAS FOUND THAT LONGERON 11L AFT MOST END INTERFERES WITH REMOVAL OF THE STA 674 LT FRAME, AND MUST BE CUT IAW SRM 53-00-05, FIG 201, 6 ROWS OF FASTENERS MUST BE INSTALLED ON EACH SIDE OF THE CUTLINE. AS SHOWN IN ER/A 530384-14, FIG 1, THERE IS EXCESSIVE FACTORY SPACING COMMON TO THE SKIN FLANGE OF THE LONGERON WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR STANDARD 4D-6D CENTER TO CENTER SPACING. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW ER/A 530384-14.

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