Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
February 18, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25004
Aircraft time
45,102 hours, 28,459 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Doorway
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

FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR AFT FRAME IS CRACKED AT TWO PLACES AT LOWER STOP FITTING. THE CRACK LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: IN RADIUS OF FRAME AT INBOARD CORNER OF STOP FITTING AND ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME NEAR UPPER INBOARD CORNER OF STOP FITTING. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TWO EXTERNAL NESTED REPAIR ANGLES.