What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IN FUSELAGE HAS ONE FASTENER HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH BELOW FWD END OF UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: FABRICATED & INSTALLED STAINLESS DOUBLER & FILLER.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2007
- Submitted
- June 22, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N377UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24642
- Aircraft time
- 48,967 hours, 34,362 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.