Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
November 29, 2016
Submitted
December 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25103
Aircraft time
72,584 hours, 41,798 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Part number
6545890
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 344
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

FWD ENTRY DOOR CUT OUT LOWER AFT CORNER HAS A CRACK ON BEAR STRAP. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO SKIN IAW B737 400 SRM 53 10 01 2R 12. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 60,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 12,000 FLT. CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION, WHICHEVER COMES LATER. REFER TO OPERATORS REPAIR ASSESSMENT GUIDLINES FOR METHODS AND INTERVALS.

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