Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7374K5

Difficulty date
April 21, 2017
Submitted
April 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N499SA
Make and model
Boeing 7374K5
Aircraft serial
26316
Aircraft time
54,473 hours, 33,638 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
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 MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PROCESS IT WAS FOUND AT THE STA 847 STR 4R LEVEL, THE FRAME INNER FLANGE WITH OVERSIZED FASTENER HOLE, SPECIFICALLY AT THE CEILING SUPPORT CHANNEL ATTACHMENT POINTS. THE AFFECTED FRAME IS REPAIRED UNDER EO4412-8 INSTRUCTIONS AND APPROVED BY 8110-3.

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