Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 4, 2007
Submitted
October 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24638
Aircraft time
51,211 hours, 35,382 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
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 ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT LWR HINGE HAS 2 FASTENER HOLES CRACKED. AFT ROW 1 ABOVE AND 1 BELOW HINGE CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR.