Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
September 15, 2015
Submitted
February 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28887
Aircraft time
57,174 hours, 32,446 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Part number
65C307778
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 303
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 GOUGE/DENT ON INTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR UPPER FUSELAGE ASSIST SPRING HINGE SPIGOT. L1 DOOR MIG 2C 317241 INITIATED. ACFT GROUNDED. RESOLVED ON W/O: 321296 TASKCARD: N/R-00011. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP AT L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IAW EA 400-53EA-16506. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR. FIRST STAGE AND SECOND STAGE HAS BEEN GRANTED. THIRD STAGE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED PRIO TO THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 85,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES. REFER TO DTIC EC 400-53DTI-16507. CURRENT FLIGHT CYCLES ON ACFT AT TIME OF REPAIR IS 32,446.