Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7372M6C

Difficulty date
May 20, 2002
Submitted
June 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372M6C
Aircraft serial
21809
Part
Frame
Part number
6546535
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
46,847 hours, 67,219 cycles
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

FOUND CRACK ON THE FRAME AT BS 480 ABOVE STRINGER 17R. CUT OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF FORMED SECTION. VERIFIED CUTOUT WITH HFEC. DETERMINED FROM TABLES III, IV, AND V, THE NUMBER OF FASTENERS AND FASTENER ROWS REQUIRED. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS FROM MATERIALS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1. APPLIED ALODINE AND BMS10-11 TYPE 1 PRIMER TO ALL BARE ALUMINUM. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS MAKING A FRAYING SURFACE SEAL AND FASTENERS WET WITH BMS 5-95 SEALANT. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW WITH SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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