What was found
A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB OF THE UPPER FRAME EMANATING FROM A FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAME LAP JOINT. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND THE FRAME REPAIRED WITH 2 TITANIUM REPAIR ANGLES PER ER/A 095286-14.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2004
- Submitted
- November 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N332DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23104
- Aircraft time
- 48,890 hours, 39,035 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 6547952524A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- C2 Door
- 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.