Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Aircraft time
60,218 hours, 40,641 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
655073337
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

CLT - Q1 - MAJOR REPAIR - CRACK ON SHEAR TIE AT BS 664, LBL 65.5. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT BS 664, LBL 65.5 IAW B737 SRM 51-10-02 & BOEING DRAWING 65-50733 & 65-45409.