What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: 1.5 IN CRACK ON CENTER WING BOX UPPER FORWARD SHEAR FITTING AT STA 540 AND RIGHT BUTT LINE 6.14. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR FITTING AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2023
- Submitted
- January 30, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 30598
- Aircraft time
- 64,808 hours, 26,943 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 111A24011
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 540 Rbl 6
- 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.