Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
26581
Aircraft time
63,073 hours, 52,706 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
6545800
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

CRACK ON SHEAR TIE AT THE AFT LOWER CORNER OF THE FWD ENTRY DOOR SURRROUND INTERNAL STRUCTURE BETWEEN STR 15L AND STR 17L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM.

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