Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 11, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23091
Aircraft time
50,073 hours, 37,923 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
654577055
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 INSPECTION OF THE BS 663 FRAME CRACKS WERE NOTED IN THE FRAME AT S3L, S2L AND S1. DURING INSTALLATION OF THE SRM FRAME REPAIR IT WAS NECESSARY TO CUT THE FUSELAGE SKIN TO ACCOMMODATE FRAME REPAIR FASTENERS. FRAME WAS REPAIRED PER SRM, SKIN REPAIRED PER ERA 386063-14.