What was found
DURING SCHEDULED D-CHECK, FOUND 2 EACH BEAR STRAPS AT FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER AND LOWER HINGE CUTOUTS, CRACKED. REPAIRED SKIN SECTIONS PER ER.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2004
- Submitted
- September 24, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N659SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 737301
- Aircraft serial
- 23229
- Aircraft time
- 57,207 hours, 42,987 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Bear Strap
- Part number
- 6545890
- 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.