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Commercial
Airplane
Group 737
Service Bulletin
Number: 737-53-1125
Date: November 22, 1989
Revision 3 January 19, 2006
ATA System: 5311
REPLACED BY 737-53A1261
SUBJECT: FUSELAGE - Frames and Bulkheads - Frame Splice Modification
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Table of Contents
Revision Transmittal Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. PLANNING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A. Effectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. Airplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2. Spares Affected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
B. Concurrent Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C. Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2. MATERIAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3. ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Commercial
Airplane
Group 737
Service Bulletin
Number: 737-53-1125 Revision Transmittal Sheet
ATA System: 5311
This Revision includes all pages of the service bulletin.
COMPLIANCE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS REVISION
More work is necessary on airplanes that have accomplished either the preventative modification or the frame
repair as shown in the initial release or previous revision of this service bulletin. Operators must do the work
shown in the new Service Bulletin 737-53A1261.
REASON FOR REVISION
This revision is sent to tell operators that this service bulletin is replaced by service bulletin 737-53A1261.
Paragraph 1.A., Effectivity, shows changes of airplane operators. Each operator should examine the Effectivity
paragraph for changes.
REVISION HISTORY
Original Issue: November 22, 1989

Revision 1: September 20, 1990
Revision 2: November 21, 1991
Revision 3: January 19, 2006
November 22, 1989

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November 22, 1989

Commercial
Airplane
Group 737
Service Bulletin
Number: 737-53-1125 Summary
ATA System: 5311
CONCURRENT REQUIREMENTS
None.
BACKGROUND
Incorporation of this service bulletin will help to maintain the structural integrity at the splice joints of the top and
side body frames between Stringers 13 and 14 at several body stations
During an aging fleet evaluation survey, a crack was discovered on a 737 airplane at the Body Station 787 frame
splice between Stringers 13 and 14. A crack was also found on another airplane in the same frame splice area,
but at Body Station 767. The airplanes had accumulated approximately 100,000 and 48,770 flight cycles
respectively. The cracks were attributed to fatigue due to pressure cycling.
Accomplishing the modification of this service bulletin will reduce the level of stress, presently concentrated at
the last fastener location in the fail-safe chord in the frame splice, thereby increasing the fatigue life of the splice
area.
ACTION (PRR 34695)
At or before the accumulation of 40,000 flight cycles, remove seats, sidewall panels, and insulation to gain
access to affected areas below windows on each side of the fuselage in the passenger compartment. At each
upper frame splice to be modified, remove five rivets. Trim approximately one inch from the end of the fail-safe
chord. Inspect the frame for a crack. If crack is found, repair the frame per the Structural Repair Manual. Install
oversized rivets in locations where rivets were previously removed. Reinstall insulation, sidewall panels, and
seats. For those airplanes which have already accumulated more than 40,000 flight cycles at the time this
bulletin is received, complete the modifications to the frames at the next maintenance check, or within 3,000
flight cycles, but not later than 15 months after receiving this bulletin. Completion of the Modification terminates
this bulletin for affected locations. Repeat inspections are not required by this bulletin.
EFFECTIVITY
Group 1, Line Number 1-1853

Group 2, Line Number 1854-1919
November 22, 1989

COMPLIANCE
No compliance time is given.
INDUSTRY SUPPORT INFORMATION
Boeing warranty remedies are not available for the configuration changes, inspection, and/or repair procedures
given in this service bulletin.
MANPOWER
Airplanes Total Task Hours Elapsed Hours

737-100 120 24
737-200 144 24
737-200C 120 24
737-300 176 29
737-400 192 24
737-500 144 24
MATERIAL INFORMATION
Operator Supplied Parts/Materials.
Refer to Paragraph 2.A., Material - Price and Availability.
November 22, 1989

Commercial
Airplane
Group 737
Service Bulletin
Number: 737-53-1125
ATA System: 5311
1. PLANNING INFORMATION
A. Effectivity
1. Airplanes
Refer to Service Bulletin Index Document D6-19567 Part 3 for Airplane Variable Number, Line
Number, and Serial Number data.
This service bulletin is for the airplanes shown below. Refer to PRR 35005-255RS for data about
this change.
GROUP CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION

1 - Airplanes listed in the original issue of the
service bulletin.
2 - Airplanes delivered after the original issue of
this service bulletin.
Airplane models:
737-100 737-200 737-200C 737-300

737-400 737-500
IDENTIFICATION BY CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER CODE, GROUP AND VARIABLE NUMBER
AAR A/C ENG. SALES & LEASING (AFD)

1 PQ117
ADAM AIR (DAM)

1 PP508 PP840 PW009
ADC AIRLINES (ADN)

1 PJ117–PJ119 PN033–PN034
November 22, 1989

AEGEAN AIRLINES S.A. (CRM)

1 PW002 PW502
2 PM392
AERGO CAPITAL LIMITED (CLJ)

1 PK462 PK468 PK528 PK749
PK772 PK820 PY031
AERO CONTRACTORS OF NIGERIA (NCC)

2 PQ194 PQ196
AERO CONTROLS (AEO)

1 PG312 PG629
AEROCONDOR (EDR)
1 PL401 PN491
AEROGAL/GALAPAGOS AIRLINES (ERG)

1 PK715 PK827 PL624–PL625 PN030
AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS (ARG)

1 PG584–PG585 PH705–PH708 PH741–PH743 PK102–PK103
PK735–PK737 PK739–PK740 PK747 PK750–PK751
PK755 PK757 PK760–PK765 PN112–PN113
PP948 PY007
AEROLINEAS AUSTRAL CHILE S.A. (LUT)

1 PL405 PM141–PM142
AEROSERVICE (SRI)
1 PL742–PL743
AEROSUCRE (SUS)
1 PY201 PY341 PY451
AEROSUR (REO)
1 PK594
AEROSVIT (UKA)
1 PK564 PP924 PQ284 PW591–PW592
AEROVISTA GULF EXPRESS (GXP)

1 PL556
AIGLE AZUR (AZU)

1 PP962
AIR ALGERIE (ALG)

1 PK633–PK634 PL722 PL724 PY051
PY053
November 22, 1989

AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC (AID)

1 PP352 PP913 PQ222 PW011
PW503
2 PW117
AIR CANADA (ACN)

1 PK679–PK680
AIR CANADA JAZZ (ANI)

1 PK310
AIR CHINA (BEJ)

1 PP521–PP522
AIR CHINA SOUTHWEST BRANCH (XIN)

1 PP631–PP634
AIR GABON (GBN)

1 PY191
AIR GUINEE (GNE)

1 PN456 PY651
AIR HORIZONS (AHZ)

1 PP965 PP967 PY004
AIR MADAGASCAR (MAD)

1 PG375 PL793 PP852
AIR MEDITERRANEE (AMV)

1 PG028–PG029 PY301
AIR NAMIBIA (NAM)

1 PK355 PK731 PN492
AIR NIPPON (ANK)

1 PW026
AIR NORTH YUKON'S AIRLINE (AND)

1 PK596 PK599
AIR ONE (ADH)

1 PK432 PK933 PK938 PW111–PW112
PW115
2 PQ228–PQ229
AIR PHILIPPINES (PHP)

1 PG001 PG039 PG061–PG062 PG066
PK099 PK541–PK542 PN021–PN022 PN025
PN029 PN031 PN038
AIR PLUS COMET (PLD)

1 PP904 PP912
November 22, 1989

AIR SAHARA (SAQ)

1 PW061
AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL (SNG)

2 PT023
AIR SLOVAKIA (SLO)

1 PK936
AIR TANZANIA (TNZ)

1 PY611
AIR ZIMBABWE (ZMB)

1 PN431–PN433
AIRASIA BERHAD (ASW)

1 PM385 PM388 PM390–PM391 PP002
PP021 PP023 PP234 PP406–PP409
PP411–PP412 PP419 PP421 PP471
PP473 PP504 PP509 PP676–PP677
PP684 PP686–PP687 PP848 PP920
PQ184
2 PQ332
AIRCRAFT 23383, LLC. (LSG)

1 PP028
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CORP. (AMF)

1 PK254
AIRFAST INDONESIA (PTF)

1 PK562 PN481 PY343
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS (CQT)

1 PK697
AIRWORK NZ (ANX)
1 PQ026 PY741
AIRZENA (GEI)
1 PP044
ALASKA AIRLINES (ASA)

1 PY112 PY134 PY270 PY461–PY463
PY593–PY594
2 PW116
ALBARKA AIR SERVICES (ABF)

1 PL111
November 22, 1989

ALOHA AIRLINES (ALO)

1 PK905 PK926 PK934–PK935 PL626
PM251 PM253 PN085 PN473
PY231 PY592 PY595 PY721
ALTER BAIL AVIATION (ABH)

1 PK215 PK359
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (AMW)

1 PL081 PL559–PL560 PP022 PP029
PP183–PP187 PP189 PP194–PP195 PP197–PP199
PP383 PP472 PP474–PP475 PP831
PP833–PP834 PP846 PP891 PP893
PP895 PP898–PP899 PP901 PP931–PP934
PP936 PS666–PS667
2 PS668
AMERICAN FALCON AIR (FAK)

1 PK464 PL026
AMERISTAR AIR CARGO (CGG)

1 PK221 PK560 PM051 PY345–PY346
APOLLO AVIATION CAPITAL, LLC. (APV)

1 PL761
ARAL (RII)
2 PW031
ARKIA ISRAELI AIRLINES (ARK)

1 PK822 PL402 PL404 PL414
ASIA AIRLINES (YDO)

1 PY005 PY135
ASTRAEUS, LTD. (AUA)

1 PP845 PP935
ATA AIRLINES, INC. (AAT)

2 PQ188 PQ190
ATA ATLANTICO TRANSPORTE AEREO (AUI)

1 PY003 PY321–PY322 PY361
ATLANTIC AIRLINES (LNL)

1 PL008 PL010 PL622–PL623
ATLAS BLUE (ABT)

2 PW631–PW632
AUSTRAL - CIELOS DEL SUR (ALA)

1 PN103–PN104 PN110–PN111 PN114–PN115 PN117
November 22, 1989

AUTOMATIC 9W (TMW)
2 PQ191 PQ193
AUTOMATIC LLC (AUM)

1 PJ114–PJ115 PK502 PK504 PK801–PK804
PK821 PK824 PK901 PK974
AVENSA (AVN)
1 PK042
AVIACSA AEROEXO (AEJ)

1 PK216–PK220 PK289 PK598 PK625–PK626
PM101–PM102 PM106–PM107 PM115–PM117 PM181
PN454
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP (CGP)

1 PK286
AVIATION CONSULTANTS (ACT)

1 PG037 PK546 PY001
AVIOGENEX (AVG)
1 PN501
AVIOR (AWD)
1 PK549 PK591
AXIS AIRWAYS (AXY)

1 PP947 PQ301
2 PW033
BAHAMASAIR (BAH)
1 PK672–PK673 PL501 PL506
BALI AIR (ZBL)

1 PL504
BASIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (BCM)

1 PN455
BATAVIA AIR (BTV)

1 PJ107 PJ112 PK252 PK283–PK284
PK305 PK360 PK514–PK515 PK563
PK617 PK622 PK635 PK711
PK825 PW005 PW015
2 PW032
BAYU INDONESIA AIR (BAY)

1 PK561
BELLVIEW AIRLINES (BEB)

1 PK203 PK612 PK872 PL028
November 22, 1989

BLUE AIR (BTR)

2 PT211
BLUE DART AVIATION (BDA)

1 PK231–PK232 PL451 PM281 PN521
BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES (BPA)

2 PW518
BLUEBIRD CARGO (BLS)

1 PM383 PQ242
BOEING (TBC)
1 PG051 PG215
BOURAQ AIRLINES (PTB)

1 PK255 PK302–PK303 PK307–PK309 PK501
PK913 PK918–PK920 PK931 PL409–PL410
PM021
BRA TRANSPORTES AEREOS (BRW)

1 PP907 PP984 PQ226 PQ243
PW020–PW021
BRITISH AIRWAYS (BAB)

1 PP841–PP842 PQ283 PT021
2 PQ305 PT295
BULGARIA AIR (BLD)

1 PQ224–PQ225
BURAQ AIR (BQA)

1 PL723 PL725
C.I.T. LEASING CORPORATION (TCI)

1 PP836 PP964 PW562
CANADIAN NORTH (ANP)

1 PL415 PY152–PY154 PY422 PY441
CAYMAN AIRWAYS (CAY)

1 PJ009 PK753 PY244
CHANCHANGI AIRLINES (CGI)

1 PL412 PL416–PL417
CHANNEL EXPRESS (AIR SERVICES) (CEX)

1 PP908–PP909 PP914 PQ027 PQ030–PQ039
PQ051–PQ052 PQ054–PQ055 PQ058–PQ059
CHILEAN AIR FORCE (CHF)

1 PQ053
November 22, 1989

CHINA EASTERN YUNNAN AIRLINES (YUN)

1 PP651–PP652
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES (GUN)

1 PQ252–PQ255
CHINA UNITED AIRLINES (CUL)

1 PP728–PP729
CIRRUS AIRLINES (CSG)

2 PT146
CIS AIR HOLDINGS (CIS)

1 PG217
COMAIR LIMITED (CML)

1 PK734 PK738 PK744 PK748
PK754 PK758 PK904 PK907
PQ001 PQ003–PQ005 PQ008 PQ010
CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA, INC. (ATR)

1 PK610 PN452–PN453
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (CAL)

1 PP671–PP675 PP678 PP680–PP683 PP685
PP688–PP699 PP701 PP703–PP710 PP712–PP726
PP730 PP732–PP733
CORENDON AIRLINES (HVA)

2 PQ286
CORSAIR (COR)
2 PW661
CSA (CSA)
1 PW517
CSC TRANSPORT (CTC)

1 PW007
DASAB AIR (DSB)

1 PN024 PN036
DBA (DBA)
1 PP507 PP838 PP961 PQ119
PQ152
DELTA AIR LINES (DAL)

1 PN131–PN163 PN401–PN404 PN407–PN420 PP231–PP233
PP235–PP243 PP503 PP506 PQ086–PQ087
PQ231–PQ233 PQ236
November 22, 1989

DODSON AVIATION (DOO)

1 PJ032
DOLPHIN AIR (FDN)

1 PL151 PY241
EARTH AIRLINES (ETL)

1 PG352
EAS AIRLINES NIG (EAV)

1 PK681 PL453 PN032
EAST AFRICAN AIRLINES (EAB)

1 PL023
EASYJET (EZY)
1 PP510
EG&G TECHNICAL SERVICES (EGN)

1 PJ205 PJ207–PJ210 PJ218 PL763
EGYPTAIR (EGP)
1 PG026
ESTAFETA (EST)
1 PP825–PP826 PY056–PY057 PY131 PY275
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES (ETH)

1 PN512
EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS (MAE)

1 PP985
EUROPE AIRPOST (EUE)

1 PP392 PP832 PP951–PP952 PS641–PS642
PY103
EUROPEAN AVIATION AIR CHARTER (EUL)

1 PK044–PK046 PK048–PK050 PK053 PN001
PY273
EXECUTIVE JET AIRCRAFT COMPANY (EXF)

1 PL441
EXPORT RESTRICTED AIRPLANES (YWV)

1 PA002 PG021 PG041 PG074
PG218–PG219 PG224 PG305 PG307–PG308
PG310–PG311 PG574 PH731 PJ002–PJ003
PJ102 PK391 PL758 PY021–PY022
PY141–PY142
EXTRA AIRWAYS (CIN)

1 PG279 PN083–PN084 PN086
November 22, 1989

FAA (FAA)
1 PL768
FACTS AIR (FAD)

1 PX701
FALCON AIR EXPRESS (FAX)

1 PP897
FALCONBRIDGE (NAD)
1 PY612
FASCO AIRWAYS (EAO)

1 PG228
FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL (BRZ)

1 PK068–PK069
FINOVA (GRB)
1 PK759
FIRST AIR (BRS)

1 PK358 PL407 PY133 PY281
PY421
FLY AIR (FHA)

1 PQ281
FLYING CARPET (FYC)

1 PM064
FLYME (FMA)
1 PP393 PP902 PP910–PP911
FRONTIER AIRLINES (FRO)

1 PK495
FUTURA (FUA)
1 PP430 PP892 PW114 PW501
PW561
2 PQ197 PW034–PW035
GARUDA INDONESIA (GIA)

1 PQ285 PW022
2 PW028 PW036
GARY 737 LLC (BHA)

1 PL745
GE AVIATION MATERIALS (GML)

1 PP001
November 22, 1989

GE CAPITAL CORPORATION (GEF)

1 PG220–PG221 PG651–PG652 PK026–PK027 PK256
PK465–PK467
2 PW051
GENERIC CUSTOMER/SUPPLIER (XXX)

1 PK274
GERMANIA (GER)
1 PQ234–PQ235
GLOBAL AIR (YCH)

1 PK548 PL013
GOL AIRLINES (GOT)

1 PQ056 PQ123–PQ124 PQ144–PQ145 PQ159–PQ160
PQ162–PQ163
HAINAN AIRLINES (HNA)

1 PQ088–PQ091 PQ156–PQ157
2 PW093
HAMRA AIR (HMA)

1 PP420
HAPAG-LLOYD FLUG (HAP)

1 PT101
HEWA BORA AIRWAYS (EXD)

1 PG274
HOLA AIRLINES (HLB)

1 PP894
2 PQ304
ICARO (IKA)
1 PK742
INDIAN AIR FORCE (IDF)

1 PH712–PH713 PM016–PM017
INDIAN AIRLINES (IND)

1 PK237–PK240 PM001–PM006 PY631
INTAL AIR (IRT)

1 PY242 PY274
INTER AIR (ITI)

1 PY046–PY047
INTERLEASE AVIATION (ILA)

1 PG210
November 22, 1989

INTERNATIONAL AIR LEASES (IAL)

1 PL803
INTERNATIONAL AIR PARTS (IAO)

1 PG580
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT (YIT)

1 PG304
INT'L AVIATION SERVICES GROUP (ISG)

1 PK318
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES (IAI)

1 PG575 PK692
JANCO AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES (JNC)

1 PM282–PM283
JAPAN TRANSOCEAN AIR (SWL)

1 PW515–PW516
JAT YUGOSLAV AIRLINES (JAT)

1 PP771–PP779 PQ241 PV023–PV024 PW092
JATAYU AIR (JAJ)

1 PG068
JERRY CONWAY (JCW)

1 PK552
JET FREIGHT (JFO)

1 PQ158 PQ161
JET MIDWEST (JMI)

1 PK558
JETCONNECT LIMITED (JCL)

1 PQ002 PQ007 PQ009 PQ011–PQ015
JETRAN INTERNATIONAL, LTD. (JTI)

1 PC005 PK306 PK592–PK593 PK601
PK605 PK607 PL552 PL557
PM103–PM105 PM118–PM119 PN027 PN035
PP009–PP010 PP013
JETSCAPE LEASING (IAN)

1 PW091
JETSTAR AIRCRAFT SALES (JTS)

1 PG306
November 22, 1989

JORDAN AVIATION (JOR)

1 PP896 PY410
2 PQ187
K.A.B. (KBH)
1 PK315
KALININGRADAVIA (JSK)
1 PP305 PP801 PP843–PP844 PP916
PQ302
KENYA AIRWAYS (KEN)

1 PK641–PK642 PY272
KITTY HAWK AIR CARGO (KHC)

1 PM382 PP847 PP862 PQ221
PQ223
KLM - ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES (KLM)

1 PP861 PP863–PP866 PP868–PP869 PP871–PP873
PW014 PW017 PW611–PW613
2 PW614–PW615
LAC (CQC)
1 PY113
LAM (LAM)
1 PL455–PL456 PN451
LAN AIRLINES (LAN)

1 PJ006 PJ104–PJ106 PJ109 PK212
PK431 PK433 PK524–PK525 PK745
PK775 PK902–PK903 PK908–PK912 PK914–PK916
PK921–PK923 PK927 PL025
LAPA ARGENTINA (LAZ)

1 PK051
LIBYAN AIRLINES (LAA)

1 PK361
LINA CONGO (LNA)

1 PY411
LINEAS AEREAS AZTECA (AZX)

1 PP802 PP915 PP923 PP983
PP986 PQ116
LION AIR (MLI)

1 PW016 PW023 PW025 PW027
LITHUANIAN AIRLINES (LIJ)

1 PK632 PL611
November 22, 1989

LOCALEASE (LLA)
1 PK282
LOCKHEED MARTIN (LMA)

1 PQ057
LOGISTIC AIR, INC. (LGA)

1 PY303–PY304
LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES (DLH)

1 PQ060–PQ073 PQ092
MACEDONIAN AIRLINES, MACEDONIA (MCC)

1 PP043
MAERSK AIR (MRS)

1 PT121
MAGIC CARPET AVIATION (MCI)

1 PP991
MAGNICHARTERS (MAM)
1 PJ004 PK143 PK145 PK595
PL454 PL554 PL558 PQ028
PQ168
MANDALA AIRLINES (MND)

1 PK354 PK463 PK614 PK636–PK637
PK874 PK925 PL027 PL061
PL421 PN002 PW004 PW010
MARANATHA LEASING CORPORATION (MNT)

1 PG436 PK201–PK202 PL011 PM062
MERPATI NUSANTARA AIRLINES (PNM)

1 PK615 PK623–PK624 PK819 PK917
PK929–PK930
MEXICAN AIR FORCE (MXA)

1 PN041
MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT (MXG)

1 PP919 PQ155
MNG AIRLINES (MHK)

1 PW512 PW514 PW593
NAT AVIATION U.S.A. (NTV)

1 PK257–PK258 PK511 PK551 PK557
PK732 PK937
November 22, 1989

NATIONWIDE AIRLINES (NWR)

1 PJ007–PJ008 PK357 PK741 PK871
PK906 PK928 PK932 PL631–PL632
PN107 PN109
NEWJET (NES)
1 PL172 PL562
NIGERIA AIRWAYS (NIA)

1 PL785 PL788
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (GRU)

1 PG208
NORTHSTAR PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT (INH)

1 PK094–PK095
NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE AS (NSB)

1 PM381 PM389 PP805–PP806 PP918
2 PP807–PP808
NOVA AIR (PDM)

1 PL007 PL406
OLYMPIC AIRLINES (OLY)

1 PK304 PM022 PW062
2 PW063
OZJET AIRLINES (OZJ)

1 PK041 PK052
PACE AIRLINES (PIE)

1 PG075 PG203 PL001 PL502–PL503
PN102 PN105 PN108 PN116
PP181–PP182 PP196 PP835 PP837
PP867 PP870 PW563
PAKISTAN INT'L AIRLINES (PIA)

1 PP281–PP286
PEGASUS AIRLINES (PGS)

2 PW030
PEGASUS AVIATION, INC. (PSS)

1 PK043 PK233 PK235 PK752
PK756 PL403 PL413 PL712
PEMCO WORLD AIR SERVICES (PEF)

1 PQ154
PERUVIAN AIR FORCE (PRF)

1 PG251 PG253 PG351
November 22, 1989

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL)

1 PM384 PW029
PHOENIX AVIATION (PHX)

1 PG578–PG579 PK213–PK214 PK222 PK671
PK823 PK826 PK830 PM252
PHUKET AIRLINES (PHK)

1 PG581–PG582 PN037 PN039
PLM INTERNATIONAL (PLI)

1 PK675
PLUNA (PLU)
1 PL201–PL203
PREMIER AIRLINES (PMN)

1 PN493
Q AVIATION (QAV)
1 PK288 PK603–PK604 PK883
2 PQ189 PQ192
QANTAS (QAN)
1 PQ006 PQ016 PW531
2 PW532–PW535
QWEST AIR PARTS (QWE)

1 PG438
REPEX AIRLINES (REX)

1 PY102 PY344
REPUBLIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION (RFC)

1 PA011 PG199 PG225 PG433
PG502–PG503 PG622 PG704
REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA (IDO)

1 PL601–PL603
REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE (KAF)

1 PP221
REPUBLIC OF NIGER (NIR)

1 PY166
REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (VNZ)

1 PK070
REPUBLICAIR (RPB)
1 PL553 PL555
November 22, 1989

RICO (RLA)
1 PK119–PK120
ROYAL AIR MAROC (RAM)

1 PK271–PK272 PY671–PY672
ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE (TAF)

1 PK519
RUTACA AIRLINES (ZRU)

1 PK281 PK611 PK613
RYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (RYN)

1 PK097 PK543 PK602 PK606
PK608 PN106
RYANAIR (RYR)
1 PK503
RYM AIRLINES (RYM)

1 PL017–PL019
SAFAIR (SFA)
1 PK733 PK743 PK746 PK771
PL110 PY002
SAMCO AVIATION (SMO)

1 PL581
SAS BRAATHENS (BRT)

1 PT022
2 PW573
SAT AIRLINES (SKH)

1 PL221
SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES (SVA)

1 PK312 PK316–PK317 PL727–PL733 PL735
PY036
SHAHEEN INTERNATIONAL (SHK)

1 PL003 PL551 PL561
SHEIKH MUSTAFA EDREES (SME)

1 PL505
SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES (SRP)

1 PK627 PL621
SILVER AIR (SARI) (SVT)

1 PK313–PK314 PL726 PL734
November 22, 1989

SKY AIRLINES (SYC)

1 PW001
SKY KING (SKN)

1 PG059 PK351–PK353 PK696 PL002
PL006
SKY SERVICE (SSV)

1 PK526–PK527 PK628–PK629 PK881 PK884
PK971 PK973 PL736 PL740
SLOK AIR (SRO)

1 PM108–PM113
SLOVAK AIRLINES (SLV)

1 PP851 PP903
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (SAA)

1 PK774 PK776 PL102 PL104–PL109
PL112–PL113
SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT SERVICES (HUZ)

1 PL471
SOUTHERN WINDS (SOW)

1 PJ005 PK029 PK047 PK116
PK146 PK253 PK616
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (SWA)

1 PP101–PP148 PP161–PP169 PP188 PP190–PP193
PP202–PP205 PP301–PP304 PP351 PP353
PP376–PP382 PP402–PP403 PP501–PP502 PP727
PP731 PP803–PP804 PP821–PP824 PP827
PU001–PU006
2 PU007
SPACE WORLD AIRLINE/SWA (WIN)

1 PL021–PL022
SRIWIJAYA AIR (SJA)

1 PM254 PN023 PN026
STA SUPPLIES PTE. LTD. (SSP)

1 PQ040–PQ041
STAR AIR (SRH)

1 PK777 PL744 PL746 PN040
PN042–PN043
STAR UP S.A. (SRU)

1 PY101
November 22, 1989

TAAG (ANGOLA AIRLINES) (ANG)

1 PK661 PK664–PK666 PY162
TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (TAC)

1 PL737
TAF AEREAS LINHAS (TFL)

1 PK118 PY323 PY342
TANS (TAX)
1 PK113 PL101 PL103 PN082
TEEBAH AIRLINES (EBH)

1 PN028
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL (TII)

2 PW161 PW594
THE PEGASUS AVIATION COMPANY (PEG)

1 PK285
THOMSONFLY (BRI)
1 PT181
2 PT123 PT182
TITAN AIRWAYS (TIU)

1 PM387 PP505
TNT AIRWAYS (TNB)

1 PP384 PP391 PP414 PP416
PP702 PP711
TRANS AIR CONGO (TSC)

1 PY243
TRANSAERO AIRLINES (TRX)

1 PK451–PK452 PK773 PK779 PP963
PP966 PW024 PW113
TRANSMILE AIR SERVICES (TML)

1 PN472 PN474 PY151 PY381
TRAVEL SERVICE (TSF)

1 PW006
TRITON AVIATION SERVICES (TIA)

1 PJ101 PJ103 PK674 PK677–PK678
PL408 PL411 PL770 PN101
TUI AIRLINES BELGIUM (TLB)

1 PW511 PW513
November 22, 1989

TUNISAIR (TUN)
1 PK861–PK863 PY621
TURKISH AIRLINES (THY)

1 PW012 PW018–PW019
UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (UKR)

1 PN405 PQ251
UNICAPITAL AIR GROUP (UAG)

1 PK695
UNITED AIRLINES (UAL)

1 PG024 PG052 PG054–PG055 PG057
PG067 PG069–PG071 PL004–PL005 PL009
PL012 PL014–PL016 PL020 PQ101–PQ115
PQ118 PQ120–PQ122 PQ125–PQ143 PQ146–PQ151
PQ164–PQ167 PQ169–PQ183 PQ185–PQ186
2 PQ195
UNIVERSAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UAM)

1 PM054 PM056–PM061
US AIR FORCE (USF)

1 PJ202 PJ206 PJ211 PJ213–PJ217
PJ219
US AIRWAYS (USA)
1 PK597 PK609 PM114 PP003–PP008
PP012 PP014–PP020 PP024–PP027 PP030–PP032
PP034–PP042 PP045–PP054 PP401 PP404–PP405
PP410 PP413 PP415 PP417–PP418
PP422–PP429 PP431–PP440 PV001–PV010 PV012–PV022
PV025–PV033
2 PV034–PV040
UT FINANCE CORPORATION (ZZJ)

1 PQ153
VARIG AIRLINES (VAR)

1 PK111–PK112 PK114 PK144 PK211
PP839 PP905–PP906 PP917 PP921–PP922
PP946 PP981–PP982 PQ227 PQ303
PW008
2 PP987 PQ331 PT212–PT213
VASP AIRLINES (VSP)

1 PG472 PK581
VIRGIN EXPRESS AIRLINES (EBA)

1 PW013 PW571–PW572
November 22, 1989

WEBJET LINHAS AEREAS LTDA. (WJL)

1 PP679
WELLS FARGO (FSB)

1 PJ110–PJ111 PL741
WESTAIR CARGO AIRLINES (WCO)

1 PY037
WESTJET (WJI)
1 PJ108 PJ113 PK241 PK544
PK547 PK565 PK713–PK714 PK716
PL171
IDENTIFICATION BY VARIABLE NUMBER
Variable Group
PA001–PA022 1
PA099 1
PA231–PA232 1
PC001–PC005 1
PG001–PG075 1
PG199 1
PG201–PG230 1
PG251–PG255 1
PG271–PG279 1
PG301–PG314 1
PG331–PG332 1
PG351–PG356 1
PG375 1
PG401–PG403 1
PG431–PG442 1
PG471–PG475 1
PG501–PG505 1
PG571–PG586 1
PG621–PG630 1
PG651–PG652 1
PG701–PG705 1
PH001 1
PH011–PH013 1
PH021–PH024 1
PH701–PH715 1
PH731–PH732 1
PH741–PH743 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PJ001–PJ009 1
PJ031–PJ032 1
PJ071–PJ072 1
PJ101–PJ119 1
PJ201–PJ219 1
PK026–PK029 1
PK041–PK053 1
PK061–PK070 1
PK081–PK082 1
PK091–PK099 1
PK101–PK103 1
PK111–PK120 1
PK141–PK146 1
PK201–PK204 1
PK211–PK223 1
PK231–PK241 1
PK251–PK258 1
PK271–PK274 1
PK281–PK289 1
PK291 1
PK301–PK318 1
PK341 1
PK351–PK361 1
PK391 1
PK431–PK433 1
PK451–PK452 1
PK461–PK469 1
PK495 1
PK501–PK504 1
PK511–PK515 1
PK519 1
PK521–PK528 1
PK541–PK565 1
PK581 1
PK591–PK599 1
PK601–PK617 1
PK621–PK637 1
PK641–PK642 1
PK661–PK666 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PK671–PK681 1
PK691–PK697 1
PK711–PK716 1
PK731–PK765 1
PK771–PK779 1
PK801–PK804 1
PK819–PK827 1
PK830 1
PK861–PK863 1
PK871–PK874 1
PK881–PK884 1
PK901–PK938 1
PK971–PK974 1
PL001–PL028 1
PL061 1
PL081 1
PL101–PL113 1
PL151 1
PL171–PL172 1
PL201–PL203 1
PL221 1
PL401–PL417 1
PL421 1
PL441 1
PL451–PL456 1
PL471 1
PL491 1
PL501–PL506 1
PL551–PL562 1
PL581 1
PL601–PL603 1
PL611 1
PL621–PL626 1
PL631–PL632 1
PL711–PL712 1
PL716–PL747 1
PL756 1
PL758 1
PL761–PL770 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PL781–PL788 1
PL793 1
PL801–PL803 1
PM001–PM006 1
PM016–PM017 1
PM021–PM023 1
PM051–PM066 1
PM101–PM119 1
PM141–PM142 1
PM171 1
PM181 1
PM251–PM255 1
PM281–PM283 1
PM381–PM391 1
PM392 2
PN001–PN002 1
PN021–PN043 1
PN081–PN086 1
PN101–PN117 1
PN131–PN163 1
PN401–PN420 1
PN431–PN433 1
PN451–PN456 1
PN471–PN474 1
PN481 1
PN491–PN493 1
PN501–PN502 1
PN511–PN512 1
PN521 1
PP001–PP054 1
PP101–PP148 1
PP161–PP169 1
PP181–PP199 1
PP201–PP205 1
PP221 1
PP231–PP243 1
PP281–PP286 1
PP301–PP305 1
PP351–PP353 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PP376–PP384 1
PP391–PP393 1
PP401–PP440 1
PP471–PP475 1
PP501–PP510 1
PP521–PP522 1
PP631–PP634 1
PP651–PP652 1
PP671–PP699 1
PP701–PP733 1
PP771–PP779 1
PP801–PP806 1
PP807–PP808 2
PP821–PP827 1
PP831–PP848 1
PP851–PP852 1
PP861–PP873 1
PP891–PP899 1
PP901–PP924 1
PP931–PP936 1
PP946–PP948 1
PP951–PP952 1
PP961–PP967 1
PP981–PP986 1
PP987 2
PP991 1
PP993 1
PQ001–PQ016 1
PQ026–PQ041 1
PQ051–PQ073 1
PQ086–PQ092 1
PQ101–PQ186 1
PQ187–PQ197 2
PQ221–PQ227 1
PQ228–PQ229 2
PQ231–PQ236 1
PQ241–PQ243 1
PQ251–PQ255 1
PQ281–PQ285 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PQ286 2
PQ301–PQ303 1
PQ304–PQ305 2
PQ331–PQ332 2
PS641–PS642 1
PS666–PS667 1
PS668 2
PT021–PT022 1
PT023 2
PT101 1
PT121 1
PT122–PT123 2
PT146 2
PT181 1
PT182 2
PT211–PT213 2
PT295 2
PU001–PU006 1
PU007 2
PV001–PV033 1
PV034–PV040 2
PW001–PW027 1
PW028 2
PW029 1
PW030–PW036 2
PW051 2
PW061–PW062 1
PW063 2
PW091–PW092 1
PW093 2
PW111–PW115 1
PW116–PW117 2
PW161 2
PW501–PW503 1
PW511–PW517 1
PW518 2
PW531 1
PW532–PW535 2
PW561–PW563 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PW571–PW572 1
PW573 2
PW591–PW593 1
PW594 2
PW611–PW613 1
PW614–PW615 2
PW631–PW632 2
PW661 2
PX071 1
PX701 1
PY001–PY008 1
PY021–PY022 1
PY031 1
PY036–PY037 1
PY046–PY048 1
PY051–PY053 1
PY056–PY057 1
PY101–PY103 1
PY111–PY113 1
PY131–PY135 1
PY141–PY143 1
PY151–PY154 1
PY156–PY157 1
PY161–PY162 1
PY166 1
PY191 1
PY201 1
PY221–PY222 1
PY231 1
PY241–PY244 1
PY270–PY275 1
PY281 1
PY286 1
PY301–PY304 1
PY321–PY323 1
PY341–PY346 1
PY361–PY362 1
PY381 1
PY401 1
November 22, 1989

Variable Group
PY409–PY411 1
PY421–PY422 1
PY441 1
PY451 1
PY461–PY463 1
PY591–PY595 1
PY611–PY612 1
PY621 1
PY631 1
PY651 1
PY671–PY672 1
PY721 1
PY741 1
2. Spares Affected
None.
B. Concurrent Requirements
None.
C. Reason
Incorporation of this service bulletin will help to maintain the structural integrity at the splice joints of
the top and side body frames between Stringers 13 and 14 at several body stations
During an aging fleet evaluation survey, a crack was discovered on a 737 airplane at the Body Station
787 frame splice between Stringers 13 and 14. A crack was also found on another airplane in the
same frame splice area, but at Body Station 767. The airplanes had accumulated approximately
100,000 and 48,770 flight cycles respectively. The cracks were attributed to fatigue due to pressure
cycling.
Accomplishing the modification of this service bulletin will reduce the level of stress, presently
concentrated at the last fastener location in the fail-safe chord in the frame splice, thereby increasing
the fatigue life of the splice area.
November 22, 1989

2. MATERIAL INFORMATION
This revision is sent to tell operators to stop work on this service bulletin. This service bulletin is replaced.
See page 1 for the Service Bulletin that contains new instructions.
November 22, 1989

BLANK PAGE
November 22, 1989

3. ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS
This revision is sent to tell operators to stop work on this service bulletin. This service bulletin is replaced.
See page 1 for the Service Bulletin that contains new instructions.
November 22, 1989


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BOEING PROPRIETARY, CONFIDENTIAL, AND/OR TRADE SECRET

November 22, 1989

This Revision includes all pages of the service bulletin.

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS REVISION

REASON FOR REVISION

Original Issue: November 22, 1989

November 22, 1989

November 22, 1989

ACTION (PRR 34695)

Group 1, Line Number 1-1853

November 22, 1989

No compliance time is given.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT INFORMATION

Airplanes Total Task Hours Elapsed Hours

Operator Supplied Parts/Materials.

Refer to Paragraph 2.A., Material - Price and Availability.

November 22, 1989

GROUP CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION

737-100 737-200 737-200C 737-300

IDENTIFICATION BY CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER CODE, GROUP AND VARIABLE NUMBER

AAR A/C ENG. SALES & LEASING (AFD)

ADAM AIR (DAM)

ADC AIRLINES (ADN)

November 22, 1989

AEGEAN AIRLINES S.A. (CRM)

AERGO CAPITAL LIMITED (CLJ)

AERO CONTRACTORS OF NIGERIA (NCC)

AERO CONTROLS (AEO)

AEROGAL/GALAPAGOS AIRLINES (ERG)

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS (ARG)

AEROLINEAS AUSTRAL CHILE S.A. (LUT)

AEROVISTA GULF EXPRESS (GXP)

AIGLE AZUR (AZU)

AIR ALGERIE (ALG)

November 22, 1989

AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC (AID)

AIR CANADA (ACN)

AIR CANADA JAZZ (ANI)

AIR CHINA (BEJ)

AIR CHINA SOUTHWEST BRANCH (XIN)

AIR GABON (GBN)

AIR GUINEE (GNE)

AIR HORIZONS (AHZ)

AIR MADAGASCAR (MAD)

AIR MEDITERRANEE (AMV)

AIR NAMIBIA (NAM)

AIR NIPPON (ANK)

AIR NORTH YUKON'S AIRLINE (AND)

AIR ONE (ADH)

AIR PHILIPPINES (PHP)

AIR PLUS COMET (PLD)

November 22, 1989

AIR SAHARA (SAQ)

AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL (SNG)

AIR SLOVAKIA (SLO)

AIR TANZANIA (TNZ)

AIR ZIMBABWE (ZMB)

AIRASIA BERHAD (ASW)

AIRCRAFT 23383, LLC. (LSG)

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CORP. (AMF)

AIRFAST INDONESIA (PTF)

AIRTRAN AIRWAYS (CQT)