Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 8, 2005
Submitted
February 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23102
Aircraft time
51,417 hours, 40,833 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65528752
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

A FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO THE OUTER CHORD OF THE AFT FRAME OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT (FS 992, BETWEEN STRINGERS 7L & 8L) WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED AND AN INSURANCE CUT MADE TO REMOVE THE CRACK. THE OVERSIZED HOLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM BUSHING AND AN ALUMINUM REPAIR STRAP PER ER/A 096806-14.