Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 30, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23101
Aircraft time
47,956 hours, 37,890 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
652072270
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE SUBJECT DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FS 440 AND STR 24R. THE FRAME WAS ORIGINALLY 0.071 INCH 7075-T6 CLAD. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT, STEEL REPAIR ANGLES WERE INSTALLED, AND TWO DOOR STOP FITTINGS WERE MODIFIED TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE REPAIR PARTS PER DAL ER/A 385003-14.