What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN CENTER WING BOX FORWARD SPAR UPPER SHEAR FITTING AT BS 540 AND LBL 40.87. REPLACED SHEAR FITTING PER AARD 57-14-00-1 REPAIR 1.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2024
- Submitted
- January 12, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29548
- Aircraft time
- 64,162 hours, 26,849 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 111A24011
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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