Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
December 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24640
Aircraft time
40,419 hours, 28,822 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

CABIN SHEAR TIE CRACKED STA 597, STR 8L & 11L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SHEAR TIES.