Service difficulty report · Stanchion · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
August 15, 2024
Submitted
August 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29624
Aircraft time
79,358 hours, 32,582 cycles
Part
Stanchion
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT 3706, DURING OVERNIGHT IN CVG ON 12-AUG-2024, MTC DISCOVERED DAMAGE CONSISTING OF A CRACK RUNNING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE VERTICAL STANCHION (E-F POST) THROUGH A FASTENER LOCATION COMMON TO THE WINDOW FRAME ASSEMBLY (P/N: 141A8800-23) OF THE LH NO. 3 FLIGHT COMPARTMENT WINDOW. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE SECOND FASTENER FROM THE BOTTOM, SEE FIGURES 1 AND 2 FOR DAMAGE LOCATION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, COMPLETED HFEC INSPECTION AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND TRIPLERS PER ER/A 620118-14AD. (LP 0503001)