What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT HAS 2 FASTENER HOLES WITH CRACK INDICATIONS, FWD END OF CUTOUT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTIONS COMMON TO THE BEAR STRAP. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER WITH FILLERS.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2008
- Submitted
- April 14, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N398UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24673
- Aircraft time
- 49,965 hours, 34,324 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.