What was found
SHEAR TIE AT FRAME STATION 1560 BETWEEN STRINGER 25L AND 26L IS CRACKED IN RADIUS. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2002
- Submitted
- December 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N552UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26641
- Aircraft time
- 40,925 hours, 11,977 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.