What was found
SHEAR TIE CRACKED STR 3L BS 500B. ALSO SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STR 16L BS 500A. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED BOTH SHEAR TIES.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 2003
- Submitted
- December 2, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N370UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24539
- Aircraft time
- 40,900 hours, 28,077 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Shear Tie
- 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.