Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 7378EH

Difficulty date
November 12, 2025
Submitted
November 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775DE
Make and model
Boeing 7378EH
Aircraft serial
39620
Aircraft time
31,362 hours, 17,952 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
L2
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

FOUND DAMAGE AFT OF L2 DOOR. DAMAGE MEASURED 20 INCHES AFT OF DOOR SEAM ON SEAM LAP JOINT. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA REF B737 SRM 53-70-01-2R . PARAGRAPH 4,D. PERFORMED ALL HFEC PER B737 SRM . HFEC OF CUTOUT AREA PER NDT PART 6 51 00-00 PROCEDURE 23. BHEC PERFORMED PER NDT PERT 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16 OF COUNTERSUNK FASTENER HOLES PER NDT 53-30-00 PROCEDURE 4. NO FINDINGS QC 5134. ALL STRUCTURAL AND INSPECTION WORK FWD TO NON-ROUTINE W/C 1300097. NON-ROUTINE ISSUED FOR MAJOR REPAIR.

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