Service difficulty report · Frame Splice · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 3, 2006
Submitted
February 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23092
Aircraft time
60,608 hours, 44,232 cycles
Part
Frame Splice
Part number
65C352433
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DETAIL VISUAL AND HFEC OF CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, SKIN , BEARSTRAP, AND FRAMES IAW AD 2005-07-19 PAR F AND SB737-57-1228 ON NR 82264. FINDINGS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION ON NR 87129: AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FRAME RT SIDE HAS CRACK, "TOOLING HOLE". CUT OUT EXISTING FRAME BETWEEN UPPER DOOR SILL AND DOOR STOP. REPLACED LOWER FRAME SEGMENT WITH REPAIR PER BOEING DRAWING 65L35243, B737SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2 AND SB737-53-1096 FIG 2 R5.