Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
July 16, 2015
Submitted
August 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28895
Aircraft time
50,255 hours, 28,126 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Part number
65C37752
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, AFT SIDE, SKIN BEARSTRAP DOUBLER IS CORRODED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION MATERIAL, REMOVED .030" FOUND TO BE OUT LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01. REMOVED DOOR THRESHOLD WEB, AFT EDGE COVER STRAP, CORNER EDGE COVER STRAP AND LOWER SILL OTBD CHORD TO FOM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-32. REINSTALLED DOOR THRESHOLD WEB AFT EDGE STRAP, CORNER EDGE STRAP AND LOWER SILL OTBD CHORD IAW SRM 51-40-02. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR REINSPECT IAW SB737-53A1228, INSPECTION THRESHOLD 50,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, REPEAT INSPECTION 8,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, REMOVED DOT B626 .