What was found
SHEAR TIE AT FS 540 LBL 40 IS CRACKED AT AFT FASTNER HOLE. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED & REPLACED WITH NEW SHEAR TIE AT FS 540 LBL 40, IAW B737-900 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, IAW B737-900 AMM 28-11-00-300-803, LEAK CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2021
- Submitted
- January 29, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N306AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990
- Aircraft serial
- 30014
- Aircraft time
- 65,370 hours, 26,102 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 111A2401U1
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.