Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
April 11, 2022
Submitted
June 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AA
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
30088
Aircraft time
58,147 hours, 24,277 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
147A61231
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION ON AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER EDGE INTERIOR SHEAR TIE UNDER LEVELING COMPOUND JUST FORWARD OF LOWER GATE CONTROL ROD AT BS 977 AND S17L REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-40-02. **SUPPLENMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202204191567: ENGINEERING DETERMINED THIS EVENT WAS NOT CPCP RELATED AND CORROSION LEVEL WAS DOWNGRADED FROM LEVEL 2 TO NO LEVEL. SECTION SEVEN CORROSION LEVEL HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO REFLECT THIS. **