Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 30, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23956
Aircraft time
41,456 hours, 22,045 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Bent
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFT PIT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 807 HAS BENT SHEAR TIE AT SKIN ATTACH FLANGE LBL4 TO RBL4. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHEDREMOVED SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AT STATION 807.