Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
December 17, 2021
Submitted
February 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29851
Aircraft time
59,747 hours, 35,307 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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

TYPICAL CRACK FOUND EMANATING FROM EDGE OF BEAR STRAP TO FASTENER HOLE FWD OF FITTING LATCH AT R1 DOOR BETWEEN STA.291.5 AND STA.294.5 BETWEEN S-8R AND S-9R. APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF CRACK : 2' ; TYPICAL CRACK FOND EMANATING FROM EDGE OF BEAR STRAP TO FASTENER HOLE FWD OF FITTING LATCH AT R1 DOOR ETWEEN STA.291.5 AND STA.294.5 ETWEEN S-8R AND S-9R. APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF CRACK : 2' / [01] REMOVED RAIN GUTTERS AT R1 DOOR AREA TO GAIN ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [12] FABRICATED FILLER#4 USE 2024T3 .090 PO# 1395243 PER SRM 53-10-01-2R-6 REPAIR TO R1 DOOR CUTOUT C/W PER B737-700 SRM 53-10-01-2R-6 & EA 21-155-03804. ACCOMPLISHED PAINT TOUCH UP TO REPAIRED AREA REF B737 MM 51-21-99-300-802