What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L2 DOOR OPENING. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A .75 INCH CUTOUT. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 36 AND ER/A 379182-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2000
- Submitted
- November 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N244WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23518
- Aircraft time
- 38,405 hours, 31,010 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.