Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737375

Difficulty date
September 4, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336AW
Make and model
Boeing 737375
Aircraft serial
23707
Aircraft time
51,678 hours, 27,640 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
69784122
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-03 CHECK A 3/8" CRACK WAS FOUND ON SHEAR TIE ANGLE AT BS 727E, ABOVE STR 14 R/H. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE AT BS 727E, FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SHEAR TIE, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW AWA E.R. 03-5362-02270-ES2.