Service difficulty report · Shear Beam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 2, 2004
Submitted
November 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23101
Aircraft time
51,103 hours, 40,347 cycles
Part
Shear Beam
Part number
6546877143
Condition
Cracked
Location
S-, Fs
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM A FASTENER HOLE AT THE AFT END OF THE STRINGER 18A SHEAR BEAM WEB AT FS 727 ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRACK EXTENDED TO THE AFT EDGE OF THE PART AND FWD OF THE END FASTENER HOLE. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM CHANNEL AND RADIUS BLOCK PER ER/A 094762-14, REV A.