What was found
FUSELAGE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BEAR STRAP HAS CRACK OUT OF FASTENER HOLES ABOVE & BELOW GUIDE PLATES. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 1, 2007
- Submitted
- December 4, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N370UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24539
- Aircraft time
- 50,544 hours, 34,219 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Bear Strap
- 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.