Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 18, 2010
Submitted
August 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24412
Aircraft time
62,239 hours, 38,910 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
65C340689
Condition
Cracked
Location
Service 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.

What was found

SAL - Q4 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK ON ANGLE OF AFT LOWER CORNER LOWER GATE OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR BETWEEN BS 299 TO BS 329. REPLACED LOWER GATE HINGE AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02.

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