What was found
TPA - DURING CX-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER DOOR HINGE CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-30-10 REV B AND SRM 53-30-3 FIG 34. (M)
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N254AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 22796
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax Doorway
- Part time
- 45,191 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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