Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27589
Aircraft time
27,427 hours, 12,963 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Part number
146N330540
Condition
Dented
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 SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP WERE DENTED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT AT FS 1430 JUST ABOVE THE LOWER DOOR SILL AT STRINGER 27R. THE DENTED AREA OF SKIN AND BEAR STRAP WERE CUTOUT WITH A 7 X 1.5 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 087312-14.