Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 3, 2007
Submitted
August 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24535
Aircraft time
50,153 hours, 35,205 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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FRAME. FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME IS CRACKED ON FWD SIDE IN THREE PLACES. AFT SIDE ON TOP OF CREASE, FWD SIDE AT BOTTOM OF STOP FITTING, UPPER CORNER OF STOP FITTING, OB LOWER CORNER OF STOP FITTING AND THROUGH IB LOWER BOLT HOLE OF STOP FITTING AFT SIDE CRACK IS IN RADIUS ADJACENT TO UPPER IB CORNER OF STOP FITTING, REPAIRED INSPECTION REQUIRED EVERY 4000 CYCLES.