What was found
AFT CARGO DOOR SILL PLATE HAS 2 CRACKS FIRST CRACK IS ONE INCH LONG, 28 INCHES FROM FWD EDGE. SECOND CRACK IS .750 LONG FOUR INCHES BEHIND FIRST CRACK. REMOVED CRACKED SILL BULLNOSE AND REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2008
- Submitted
- April 21, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N312UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23673
- Aircraft time
- 58,388 hours, 32,094 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Cargo Door
- 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.