Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

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*
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.

What was found

AFT CARGO COMPT SHEAR TIE CRACKED BS 747 RBL 32. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE.