Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
July 21, 2022
Submitted
August 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8642E
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
42525
Aircraft time
27,092 hours, 12,498 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

FWD PASSENGER CABIN CRACKED FRAME AT BS312 11' BELOW S-4L WL283. MARKED. / [01] NDT HFEC SURFACE INSPECTED AREA PER 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23; CRACK NOTED AND MARKED ENDS.<BR>EQUIP ID. NORTEC 500D S/N IS000681 DUE 02/23;[02] REMOVED CRACK IN FRAME IN FWD CABIN STA 312; 11' BELOW STR 4L; WL 283. AREA REMOVED IS .300' BY .200' ON ENDV OF FRAME PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[03] VISUALLY INSPECTED BLEND AREA- NO CRACK NOTED VISUALLY.;[04] CORRECTED DIMENSION IN TABLE;[05] NDT HFEC SURFACE INSPECTED AREA PER 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23; NO CRACK NOTED.<BR>EQUIP ID. NORTEC 500D IS000681 DUE 02/23;[06] PERFORMED .040' INSURANCE CUT ON 312 FRAME CUTOUT PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[07] PERFORMED .040' INSURANCE CUT ON 312 FRAME CUTOUT TRIMMED EDGES PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[08] EDITED TABLE;[09] ADDED TRIMMED EDGES TO STATEMENT;[10] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 7 AND MEASUREMENT TABLE.;[11] REPAIRED DAMAGE ON FWD PASSENGER CABIN CRACKED FRAME AT BS312 11' BELOW S-4L WL283 PER EA 22-153-02216.;[12] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #11

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