Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
May 14, 2007
Submitted
May 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26646
Aircraft time
40,923 hours, 29,864 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Door Frame
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.

What was found

FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FRAME, AFT FRAME IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT LOWER BOTTOM STOP FITTING ONE CRACK IS IN RADIOUS ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME AND THE OTHER ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME, BOTH CRACKS ARE LOCATED AT I/B UPPER CORNER OF STOP FITTING VERIFIED BY HFEC. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED & REPLACED FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME.