Service difficulty report · Striker · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 1, 2012
Submitted
August 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35200
Aircraft time
5,995 hours, 1,817 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Striker
Condition
Gouged
Location
E/E 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

FOUND FORWARD OTBD ECS STRIKER PLATE WORN. ECS LOWER CHORD WORN BY ECS DOOR LATCH. ACFT GROUNDED. DAMAGE AT ECS DOOR FWD OTBD STRIKER PAD MEASURES, .065D X .300 .DIAMETER.DAMAGE EXCEEDS LIMITS REF SRM 53-40-71, AD 1. ACCOMPLISHED EA 800-53EA-08540 (REPAIR OF CHORD). BLENDED GOUGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER AND STRAP.