Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
January 8, 2013
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23388
Aircraft time
80,635 hours, 62,768 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
6545805
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 IN SHEAR TIE AT BS 277 JUST BELOW STRINGER 8L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT BS 277 JUST BELOW STRINGER 8L IAW SWG 65-45805/SRM 51-40-02.

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