What was found
FUSELAGE SHEAR TIE CRACK AT BS 460, S-17L. PERFORMED TRIMOUT TO DAMAGED AREA. HFEC INSPECTION COMPLETED NO DEFECTS NOTED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW T-CHORD IAW ECO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2002
- Submitted
- November 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N826AL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737282C
- Aircraft serial
- 23051
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 655496011
- 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.