Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 15, 2012
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23255
Aircraft time
83,086 hours, 67,355 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
6546549
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

CRACK ON SHEAR TIE LOCATED AT BS 767 BETWEEN STR 19L AND STR 20L AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AND FASTENERS LOC BS 767 BETWEEN STR 19L TO STR 20L AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW SRM B737-300 51-40-02 AND DRAWING 65-46549.

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