Service difficulty report · Doorway Frame · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Part
Doorway Frame
Part number
65C31716
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 847
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFT FRAME ON THE C-1 DOORWAY WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED APPROX 6 BELOW THE LOWER STOP FITTING. THE CRACK IS LOCATED WHERE FRAME WAS GOUGED. A 1.10 DIAMETER HOLE WAS REQUIRED TO CLEAN UP THE DAMAGE TO THE WEB. MATERIAL IS 0.071 7075-T6. THE CRACK WILL BE REPAIRED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF AD 93-14-10 AND SB 737-53-1096, REV 5 (DAL SI 3-55297-12AD).