What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED AT THE UPPER CORNER. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2006
- Submitted
- April 24, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N302DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23047
- Aircraft time
- 59,514 hours, 45,848 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 654580020
- 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.