What was found
AFT CARGO DOOR, UPON REMOVAL OF LATCH GUIDE FOUND THE INNER PAN RADIUS HAS A .750 INCH CRACK AT THE FWD HOLD OPEN BRACKET. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2009
- Submitted
- April 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904ME
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55168
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Pan
- Part number
- 5910157109
- Part serial
- APL5118
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Part time
- 18,672 hours, 9,911 cycles
- 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.