SDR ABXA20131029637

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date: October 29, 2013
Submitted: December 3, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N315AA
Make and model: Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial: 22317
Aircraft time: 74,884 hours, 17,451 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: 140T2102U254
Condition: Corroded
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
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

BEHIND FWD LOWER CARGO AFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE STATION 742 SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGER 38R - STRINGER 39R. R & R SHEAR TIE AT STATION 742 BETWEEN G38R & 39R IAW B767-200 SRM 51-40-02. LEVEL 2 CORROSION, PN 140T2102U254, PN SHEAR TIE, SN NSN, LOC FROM 742 LOC FROM 38R TO 39R. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.