Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 9, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24252
Aircraft time
53,257 hours, 29,350 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 294
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

UPPER FUSELAGE STA 294.5 THE FOLLOWING STRINGER LOCATIONS INTERCOSTALS, SHEAR TIE CRACKED STR 12L, STR 11L AND STR 8L. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATD AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL SHEAR TIE PER AAR EA I060509 REV IR AND UA EVA 60749.