Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 20, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23077
Aircraft time
56,730 hours, 42,453 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER WERE FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L1 DOOR OPENING. THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP WAS UNCRACKED. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1.7 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER PER ER/A 087355-14, REV A.