What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND BODY STATION 1138 FRAME SHEAR TIE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER ECO 1739RT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NRTC 018777. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N70723
- Make and model
- Boeing 737297
- Aircraft serial
- 21739
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 65465756
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1138
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.