Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 30, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23080
Aircraft time
55,324 hours, 41,617 cycles
Part
Gusset
Part number
9078224
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

FUSELAGE / L1 DOOR OPENING / FWD FRAME / LOWER HINGE CUTOUT:GUSSET CRACK REPAIR THE FWD FRAME OF THE L1 DOOR OPENING STRUCTURE WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE 'H' GUSSET AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH A TITANIUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 384998-14, REV A.