Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 8, 2022
Submitted
July 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32513
Aircraft time
52,870 hours, 31,550 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

CRACK FOUND ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 312 ABOVE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. / [01] REMOVED FASTENERS AT REPAIR AREA ON FRAME STA 312; S-5L AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 AND SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[07] FABRICATED ANGLE PART FOR REPAIR AT FUSELAGE FRAME 312 ABOVE L1 DOOR CUTOUT S-5L AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 MATERIAL USED 7075-O 0.063';[08] VERIFIED STEP 7.;[09] PERFORMED FPI INSP ON FABRICATED PART IAW B737 SOPM PENETRANT METHODS OF INSPECTION 20-20-02 NO CRACKS NOTED;[10] ACCOMPPLISHED HEAT TREATMENT TO THE FABRICATED ANGLE AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1. TABLE 201 AND BAC 5602;[11] VERIFIED STEP 10.;[12] LOCATED AND DRILL FABRICATED ANGLE AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND SRM 53-10-07-2R-1.;[13] VERIFIED STEP 12. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME FABRICATED PARTS AND AREA.;[14] TREATED AND PRIMED FABRICATED ANGLE AS PER REF B737-100 SOPM 20-43-03 AND SOPM 20-41-02;[15] CORRECTION STEP 14.TREATED AND PRIMED FABRICATED ANGLE AND REPAIR AREA AS PER REF B737-100 SOPM 20-43-03 AND SOPM 20-41-02;[16] VERIFIED STEP 15. OK TO INSTALL FABRICATED PARTS.;[17] INSTALLED FABRICATED PART AT FUSELAGE FRAME STA 312 ABOVE L1 DOOR CUTOUT AS PER REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND SRM 53-10-07-2R-1.

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