SDR F3LA97032

Service difficulty report · Access Door · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
February 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
19421
Part
Access Door
Part number
65509048
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Compt
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

APU ACCESS DOOR MOST AFT RIB RIGHT CORNER CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK END USING .125 INCH DRILL, CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS FROM STOCK MATERIAL OF 2024-T3 .050 IAW SRM 51-10-1, 52-40-1 AND SRM 51-30-2. (M)