Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
March 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26702
Aircraft time
39,363 hours, 13,587 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHEAR TIES AT STA 580 BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L-16L, 16L-17L, AND 17L TO 18L HAVE HOLE DAMAGE. HOLE DAMAGE CAUSED DURING INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR. SHEAR TIES WERE REMOVED, NEW SHEAR TIES WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED.