Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 12, 2022
Submitted
January 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
34595
Aircraft time
53,436 hours, 18,442 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
111A24012
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.

What was found

WHILE REMOVING PEELING SEALANT ON CENTER WING BOX UPPER SHEAR TIES FOUND SHEAR TIE AT LBL 15 CRACKED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED SHEAR TIE IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. SEE MIG-5 OKJ293216 W/O 1019937 2000/0035 FOR APPLICATION OF VAPOR BARRIER SEALANT.