Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
March 23, 2009
Submitted
March 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55004
Part
Shear Tie
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

FUSELAGE INTERIOR FRAME SHEAR TIE CLIP IS CRACKED AT FS 1022 BETWEEN STR 13R AND 14R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF CLIP, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER, AND INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR AND FILLER ON FRAME SHEAR TIE CLIP PER REF BOEING REPAIR SKETCH CQT-CQT-09-0023-01C.

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