What was found
A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BONDED SKIN OF THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A SMALL CUTOUT. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL CRES STEEL DOUBLER PER ER/A 380735-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2001
- Submitted
- May 18, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N332DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23104
- Aircraft time
- 45,927 hours, 37,218 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.