Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
February 14, 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
6546558
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

SHEAR TIE CRACKED ON VERT LEG AT BS 907 BETWEEN STRINGERS 26R AND 25R. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 53-00-07-2R-3 88324U 2FEB13.

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