Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 14, 2003
Submitted
June 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
63,256 hours, 50,352 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
50794577
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING C-15 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME OF R-1 DOOR AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY END OF CRACK; STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW B737-200 SRM 52-00-2 FIG 7 PG 32.