Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 31, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23603
Aircraft time
39,942 hours, 32,802 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
6547952524A
Condition
Cracked
Location
C2 Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

DOORS / C2 CARGO DOOR / FWD FRAME / LAP SPLICE : CRACK REPAIR THE FWD FRAME OF THE C2 CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND WITH 2" CRACK IN THE UPPER FRAME AND A FASTENER HOLE CRACK IN THE LOWER FRAME AT FRAME LAP JOINT BETWEEN DOOR STOPS #3 & #4. THE CRACKED FRAMES WERE REPAIRED WITH 2 TITANIUM REPAIR ANGLES OVERLAPING THE EXISTING FRAME LAP PER ER/A 383269-14, REV A.