What was found
MED (FORWARD ENTRY DOOR) CUTOUT LOWER HINGE 1 EA FASTENER ABOVE & 1 EA FASTENER BELOW HINGE CUTOUT HAS CRACK INDICATIONS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2008
- Submitted
- March 24, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N381UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24656
- Aircraft time
- 50,753 hours, 35,660 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.