Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 18, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
41,489 hours, 15,211 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

BS 620 AT STR 18L-19L, SHEAR TIE CRACKED ON BOTH ENDS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE.