Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
April 14, 2003
Submitted
May 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22655
Aircraft time
62,290 hours, 50,495 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
69717701
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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-15 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON VERTICAL ATTACH ANGLE (SHEAR TIE) AT FORWARD AND AFT SIDES OF BS 597, RT OUTBOARD SIDE. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE ON SHEAR TIE AND FRAME AT FLANGE BEND; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED 2 EACH FILLERS AND REPAIR ANGLES PER DWG 69-71770; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 15-5362-03119-SS4.