Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 26, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24717
Aircraft time
51,202 hours, 30,287 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Cargo Door
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

AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER BEAM TEE COMMON TO EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED AT AFT LOWER CORNER.