What was found
THE GUSSET SURROUNDING THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT FOR THE FWD FRAME ASSEMBLY OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF THE GUSSET. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A TITANIUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 097525-14.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2005
- Submitted
- April 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N374DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23521
- Aircraft time
- 45,602 hours, 35,626 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 9078223
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.