What was found
AFT PIT WEB ON AFT SIDE OF STA 1540, AND AT STR 29R AND 29L HAS CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2003
- Submitted
- November 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26697
- Aircraft time
- 35,560 hours, 12,541 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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