Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 28, 2007
Submitted
January 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24640
Aircraft time
50,961 hours, 35,588 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 UPPER HINGE CUTOUT HAS 1 EA FASTENER SHOWING CRACK INDICATION FROM NDT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR.