Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
June 6, 2026
Submitted
June 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33714
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28785
Aircraft time
85,188 hours, 31,762 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
141A61503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

L1 DOOR AFT UPPER INNER CORNER BENT. REMOVED FASTENER AND STRAIGHTENED MATERIAL IAW AVO 0814-06052026-1 STEPS 1 AND 2. READY FOR HFE. INSPECTION PER STEPS 3 AND 4. DURING REMOVAL OF FASTENER FOUND CRACK AT HOLE, PERFORMED HFEC OF DAMAGED AREA, CONFIRMED CRACK ORIGINATING AT AFT SIDE OF UPPER RIVET HOLE. PERFORMED SURFACE SCAN, HOLE PROBE AND DPI. DETAILED INSPECTION OF NEARBY STRUCTURE REVEALS NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. REMOVED THE 3 EA RIVETS IN THE REPAIR AREA AND TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE TO ACCOUNT FOR MINIMUM INSURANCE CUT. REF AVO 17618 REV. A STEPS 1-4 SRM 51-40-02, SRM 51-10-02. REQUESTING HFEC ON CUT OUT AREA REF STEP 5 PERFORMED HFEC INSP PROC 23, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED INSURANCE CUT ON TRIM OUT REF AVO 17618 REV A STEP 6. LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES FOR SIDE STRAP AND LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES FOR FILLER IAW SRM 51-40-05. BOTH PIECES ARE TRIMMED TO FIT. REF AVO 17618 REV A STEP 7 AND 8. REQUESTING HOLE HFEC STEP 9. COMPLETED STEP 10 OF AVO17618. COMPLET VERIFIED REPAIR PARTS INSTALLATION PER AVO 17618 REV A STEPS 13-17 REF SRM 51-40-02, AMM 51-21-00. AVO HAS BEEN COMPLETED WITHOUT DEVIATION.