Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
January 3, 2013
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
6546529
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 ON BS 440 BETWEEN STRINGER 16L AND STRINGER 17L, AT PAX CABIN. REPLACED SHEAR TIE LOCATED ON BS 440 BETWEEN STRINGER 16L AND STR17L AT PAX CABIN IAW DWG 69-36636 AND B737-300 SRM 51-40-02 ITEM 8 AND DWG 65-46529.

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