Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 31, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23950
Aircraft time
57,962 hours, 32,557 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360 S14-15l
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

STA 360 FRAME ANGLE ATTACHED TO FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED, BETWEEN STR 14L AND 15L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.