What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR (1L) LOWER HINGE CUTOUT HAS 1 EACH FASTENER HOLE CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE FROM HOLE & BEAR STRAP. NDT FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR AT CUTOUT.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2007
- Submitted
- May 4, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N367UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24536
- Aircraft time
- 49,698 hours, 34,580 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Bear Strap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.