What was found
THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE FWD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 31 AND ER/A 379680-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- December 30, 2000
- Submitted
- January 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N329DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23101
- Aircraft time
- 45,411 hours, 36,814 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.