Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
March 8, 2005
Submitted
March 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
224
Aircraft time
37,459 hours, 26,512 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BULK PIT UNDER FLOOR STG 53R FROM 1 INCH FWD OF 66 TO FR 67 HAS CORROSION EXTENDING UNDER SHEAR TIE AT FR 66 AND EXTENDING UNDER FASTENERS IN SEVERAL AREAS. REMOVED CORROSION, CHECK LIMITS MAT'L LOSS EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW A310-200 SRM 53-10-00 FIG 104. REMOVED CORROSION STG SECTION AND FAB REPAIR IAW A310-200 SRM 53-10-14 AND INSTALLED IAW A310-200 SRM 51-40-21.

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