What was found
ON THRU FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND L-2 DOOR FORWARD LOWER EDGE BELOW BOTTOM HINGE TO LOWER -R- STRAP PULLED LOOSE AND TORN. APPROX SIZE 10 INCH ON FRONT; BOTTOM BROKE LOOSE APPROX 6 INCH AFT; SHEET METAL IS TORN UPWARD APPROX 6 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2003
- Submitted
- April 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709CK
- Make and model
- Boeing 747132
- Aircraft serial
- 20247
- Aircraft time
- 89,992 hours, 26,183 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Pax Door
- Component
- Door · Boeing
- Component part number
- 65B045119
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.