Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 3, 2000
Submitted
October 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23608
Aircraft time
35,144 hours, 29,784 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo 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

THE FWD FRAME OF THE C2 CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAME WEBS AT THE FRAME LAP SPLICE ABOVE THE NR 3 STOP. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH TWO TITANIUM REPAIR ANGLES ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 378809-14.