Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 20, 2023
Submitted
July 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76528
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31663
Aircraft time
39,477 hours, 13,615 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
146A32131
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aft Cargo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RAMP REPORTS AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME BENT, AFT LOWER SIDE. DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE REWORK LIMITS LISTED MAPPED OUT AND MEASURED DIMENSION OF THE DENT / DEEP GOUGE 4.5"W IN SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 FOR MAX TRIMOUT AND PROXIMITY TO LAP SEAM. * 1.6"L * 0.160"D AT AFT CARGO DOOR OPENING LOWER AFT CORNER ( FWD OF STA 847 BETWEEN STR 23R AND 24R). SEE PHOTOS COMPLIED WITH REPAIR STEPS 4. A-C REF. SRM 53-00-01-2R-21. 0.090 2024-T3 P.O.# 8073266. REF SRM 23-00-01-2R-21 REPAIR 21. VERIFIED REPAIR STEPS 4. A-C REF. SRM 53-00-01-2R-21. VERIFIED STEP.4C-1,2,3,4 AND ALSO COMPLIED WITH HFEC ALONG VERIFIED AND COMPLIED WITH STEP 4,C(4 & 5) PERFORMED INSURANCE VERIFIED MTERIAL FOR USE ON INNER AND OUTER DOUBLERS, FILLERS DAMAGE AREA AND REMOVED FASTENER HOLES PER NDT PART6,51-00-00, CUT OF THE TRIM OUT. OK TO CONTINUE AND DOUBLER. AS LISTED CORRECT MATERIAL AND PO NUMBERS, OK TO PROCEDURE 16. AND PER 737-800,SRM 53-00-01-2R-21 REPAIR 21. OK CONTINUE. TO CONTINUE. COMPLIED STEP. 4.C(1,2,3) CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE, REMOVED COMPLIED STEP 4,C(4 & 5) PERFORMED INSURANCE CUT OF THE TRIM STEP 4,D. VERIFY REPAIR MATERIAL: [1] INNER DOUBLER & [2] FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR AREA ONLY. REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-21 OUT. DOUBLER 0.080 2024-T3 CLAD P.O.# 015963. [3] OUTER DOUBLER REPAIR 21. 0.160 2024-T3 CLAD P.O.# 8544070. [4] FILLER ( THICKNESS AS THE CUTOUT MATERIAL ) 0.330 2024-T3 CLAD P.O.# 0243882. [ 5] FILLER VERIFIED COMPLETION OR REPAIR THRU STEP 4 K OF SRM 53-00-01-2R-21 REPA