Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 14, 2006
Submitted
March 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23377
Aircraft time
61,229 hours, 37,424 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
507945272
Part serial
328
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
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

MCN - DURING C24 CHECK DISCOVERED 2 CRACKS, .5 INCHES IN LENGTH EACH, ON THE L1 DOOR FRAME ADJACENT TO THE 7TH FROM THE TOP AFT STOP FITTING AND ON THE INTERIOR SKIN AT THE AFT SIDE DOOR STOP PIN CUTOUTS AT BS 347.30 AND WL 246. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT CRACKS IN DOOR FRAME FLANGE IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (AWA) ENGINEERING REPAIR (ER) NR 03-5210-06038-SS1. FABRICATED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND 4 SKIN FILLERS IAW AWA ER 03-5210-06038-SS1. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS ON THE L1 DOOR FRAME ADJACENT TO THE 7TH FROM THE TOP AFT STOP FITTING AND ON THE INTERIOR SKIN AT THE AFT SIDE DOOR STOP PIN CUTOUTS AT BS 347.30 AND WL 246 IAW AWA ER NR 03-5210-06038-SS1.

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