What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND AT A FASTENER HOLE IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUT OUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER BAC S/B 737-53-1163 AND ER/A 092229-14.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2004
- Submitted
- August 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N308DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23080
- Aircraft time
- 57,993 hours, 43,723 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.