Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
July 12, 2007
Submitted
July 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25002
Aircraft time
46,070 hours, 29,105 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
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 3 PLACES, 2 CRACKS ON FWD SIDE OF THE FRAME AT OUTBOARD LOWER CORNER AND INBOARD UPPER CORNER OF BOTTOM STOP FITTING AND THE THIRD CRACK IS ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME IN RADIOUS ADJACENT TO INBOARD UPPER CORNER OF BOTTOM STOP FITTING. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CRACKS & ACCOMPLISHED ANGLE DOUBLER REPAIR.