What was found
THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR OPENING HAS A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE BEAR STRAP AND ONE IN THE FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN AND DOUBLER. CUTOUT IS 3.5 X 1.5 INCH. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2006
- Submitted
- April 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N329DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23101
- Aircraft time
- 54,561 hours, 42,836 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Bear Strap
- Part number
- 655298862
- 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.