Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 13, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26694
Aircraft time
40,138 hours, 13,850 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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

AFT CARGO PIT SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 1340 AND RBL 27. DAMAGE CAUSED BY TYPICAL AFT PIT CORROSION. REPLACED SHEAR TIE.