Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 6, 2022
Submitted
May 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37263
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31583
Aircraft time
66,297 hours, 22,685 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Part number
141A3111
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Gal
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING NDT INSPECTION OF FWD GALLEY DOOR BEAR STRAP ON EA 5310-0 7694 REV A. A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE BEAR S TRAP CRACK LENGHT MARKED ON SURFACE CRACK BETWEEN STRINGER 8R AND 9R BETWEEN STATION 291.5 AND 294.5 (REF AAR RFD NR 99935248) REQUIRES REPEAT INSPECTIONS PER TABLE 202 OF SRM 53-10-01-2R-6 REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. WITH A THRESHOLD OF 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPAIRED FWD GALLEY DOOR BEAR STRAP IAW B737-800 SRM 53-10-01-2R-6 REPAIR 6. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR THAT ADD EMP:V916729 V914837