Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 9, 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*
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 794
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.

What was found

FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES AROUND LOWER BOTTOM DOOR STOP. CRACKS ARE AT OB LOWER CORNER AND TWO CRACKS AT INBD UPPER CORNER. ALSO, AFT CARGO DOORWAY FWD FRAME STA 794.3 RBL 19 TO RBL 21 CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGE. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER AAR EA I060501 AND I060512 REV IR, AND UA EVA 60747.