What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUT-OUT TORN FROM CONTACT WITH DOOR STRUCTURE. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-01 REPAIR NR 5.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2006
- Submitted
- December 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N348UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24252
- Aircraft time
- 53,257 hours, 29,350 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Torn
- 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.