What was found
REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE AFT LOWER CORNER OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE EDGE OF DOOR SKIN. THE DAMAGE WAS BLENDED, INSPECTED, NO FAULTS NOTED, AREA WAS TREATED.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2012
- Submitted
- May 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6711M
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 30483
- Aircraft time
- 40,087 hours, 14,841 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cargo Door
- 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.