Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
February 15, 2004
Submitted
February 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24641
Aircraft time
40,625 hours, 28,793 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

SHEAR TIES ARE CRACKED AT STA 616 STR 4L AND STA 344 STR 15R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SHEAR TIES.