What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR AFT FRAME 5TH STOP FITTING CUTOUT FROM BOTTOM CRACKED AT FRAME & INNER SKIN. MAJOR REPAIR: TRIMMED OUT CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2006
- Submitted
- August 31, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N340UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24244
- Aircraft time
- 52,981 hours, 29,173 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.