Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
December 4, 2003
Submitted
December 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23633
Aircraft time
58,322 hours, 36,148 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
66142101
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-18 CHECK A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON L-1 DOOR (INTERIOR) FORWARD INTERCOSTAL CLIP (SHEAR TIE) AT BS 294.5, STR 11 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL SHEAR TIE AT L-1 DOOR BS 294.5, STR 11 LT; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SHEAR TIE PER DWG 66-14210; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02 FIG 4.

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