What was found
ROA - DURING 'BX' CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .4375 INCH CRACK AT AFT ENTRY DOOR CUT OUT FORWARD LOWER HINGE CUT OUT FUSELAGE SKIN. REMOVED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 34. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N227AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 21816
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Door Cut Out
- Part time
- 41,700 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.