- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2007
- Submitted
- December 6, 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
- 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.
What was found
FUSELAGE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR (1L) CUTOUT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT BEAR STRAP IS CRACKED OUT OF FASTENER HOLE BELOW LOWER GUIDE PLATE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGE & ACCMP'D NDT FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT. ACCMP'D INSURANCE CUT. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER & FILLER REPAIRS.