Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
May 20, 2022
Submitted
June 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32475
Aircraft time
60,443 hours, 35,915 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

MAIN CABIN L/H STA 312 STR 4 FRAME CRACKED / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON MAIN CABIN L/H STA 312 STR 4. IAW B 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCE 23. TOOL NORTEC 600. BC 166316. CALIB DUE 10-8-22. CONFIRMED CRACK; LENGTH 0.313'.;[02] CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA AT FRAME STA 312 STR 4 MAIN CABIN L/H SIDE AS PER B737-7 SRM 53-10-07 2R-1 REPAIR 1 FIG 202 VIEW A .;[03] VERIFIED 2;[04] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ALONG THE EDGES OF THE CUTOUT OF THE REPAIR AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C: 166316 DUE: 10/08/22;[05] PERFORMED HFEC ROTO INSP. OF ALL INITIAL FASTENER HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA ON IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C: 166316 DUE: 10/08/22<BR>TOOL: OLYMPUS MINIMITE B/C: 160006 DUE: 01/18/22;[06] FABRICATED AND OPENED NEW FASTENER HOLES AT REPAIR ANGLE AS PER B737-7 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 REPAIR 1 MAT. USED 7075-0 .063'.[16] INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR AT MAIN CABIN L/H STA 312 STR 4 FRAME IAW B 737-700- SRM 53-10-07-2R-1;[17] VERIFIED 16;[18] APPLIED FILLET SEAL AROUND THE EDGE OF ANGLE AND CIC AT SURFACES OF THE REPAIR IAW B 737-700-AMM 51-21-91-620-802;[19] VERIFIED 18;[20] C/W

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