What was found
AFT ENTRY DOOR TORQUE TUBE HINGE CUTOUT UPPER FWD CORNER CRACKED. ROUTED OUT DAMAGE, WITHIN LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED NDT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALODINE, PRIME & PAINTED.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2007
- Submitted
- November 20, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N379UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24654
- Aircraft time
- 49,556 hours, 34,120 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Torque Tube Ctot
- 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.