Bear Strap

226 failure reports named the bear strap in the last ten years, 594 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "cracked".

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	1
1996	7
1997	4
1998	5
1999	2
2000	1
2001	15
2002	14
2003	11
2004	22
2005	20
2006	38
2007	24
2008	34
2009	61
2010	18
2011	30
2012	17
2013	17
2014	12
2015	15
2016	24
2017	11
2018	15
2019	17
2020	14
2021	46
2022	22
2023	9
2024	27
2025	34
2026	7

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure226

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Airframe structure	226

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 737156Boeing 76741Boeing 75722Boeing 7475Boeing 7271Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 1451

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	156
Boeing 767	41
Boeing 757	22
Boeing 747	5
Boeing 727	1
Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

cracked163corroded43damaged6deformed4gouged2not reported2unknown2chafed1debonded1ground damage1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
cracked	163
corroded	43
damaged	6
deformed	4
gouged	2
not reported	2
unknown	2
chafed	1
debonded	1
ground damage	1

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.