Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 9, 2022
Submitted
February 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
32497
Aircraft time
57,967 hours, 34,457 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Galley
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
9
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

CRACK ON FRAME LOCATED ON BS312 AND BTW STR5L TO STR6L AT FWD GALLEY AREA 2022-15867 / [01] TOOL USED DIGITAL CALIPER P/N: 500-172-30 S/N: 15237811 DUE DATE: 11-MAY-22;[02] TOOL USED CALIPER PN:500-197-30; SN:A21146280; DUE DATE: 17-OCT-22;[03] RADIUS GAUGE P/N: 2204A3 S/N: AE-408649 DUE DATE: 24-FEB-22;[04] TOOL EDDY CURRENT USED P/N: NORTEC 600D S/N: 210138503 AND DUE DATE: 05-MAR-22.;[05] TOOL USED: TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N: 38615K71; S/N: AE-40585; DUE DATE: 07-JUL-22.;[06] REPAIRED FRAME LOC. BS 312 BTW STR 5L TO 6L AT PASSENGER CABIN. IAW B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 FIGURE 203 REPAIR 1. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND MUST BE INSPECTED AT 50;000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 12;000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR WICHEVER IS LATER ; INSPECTION METHOD IS HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC). IAW B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 5.A TABLE 202.;[07] REPAIRED FRAME LOC. BS 312 BTW STR 5L TO 6L AT PASSENGER CABIN. IAW B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 FIGURE 203 REPAIR 1. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND MUST BE INSPECTED AT 50;000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 12;000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR WICHEVER IS LATER ; INSPECTION METHOD IS HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC). IAW B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 5.A TABLE 202. SEE INDIVIDUAL SIGN OFFS BELOW.;[08] TASK COMPLETED; RII ; SEE INDIVIDUAL SIGN OFFS BELOW.