What was found
DURING GVI OF THE WING BOX SHEAR TIE FITTING, FOUND CRACK AFT OF FASTENER HOLE TO EDGE FITTING AT STA 548 /LBL 16. HFEC INSPECTION OF SHEAR TIE CONFIRMED CRACK. REMOVED & REPLACED SHEAR TIE.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2013
- Submitted
- January 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N813SY
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 28237
- Aircraft time
- 39,151 hours, 14,647 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- 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.