SDR F3LA97096

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
March 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
19421
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Doorway
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

PAE - A .5 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT SKIN. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EA 53-737-023 INADVERTENTLY OVERSIZED 34 HOLES ABOVE ALLOWABLE LIMITS IN BOEING SB 737-53-1163. REPAIRED DAMAGED HOLES IAW TRAMCO EWO 97-0140 BY OVERSIZING AND INSTALLING FREEZE PLUGS, REPLACING, DAMAGED SUB-STRUCTURE AND DOOR STOP FITTINGS, AND INSTALLING A THICKER AND LARGER REPAIR DOUBLER. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW TRAMCO EWO 97-0140, BOEING DRAWING 65C36941-5, SRM 51-10-01, 51-10-2, 51-30-2. REF WORK ORDERS 214932 DOORS 51, INTERIOR 264. (M)