SDR ASAA2016031016152

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date: March 10, 2016
Submitted: March 31, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N791AS
Make and model: Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial: 28886
Aircraft time: 58,187 hours, 32,983 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: 65465348
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 520
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, BS 520 SHEAR TIE BETWEEN 26 - 27R HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND SHEAR TIE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07-1A-1, FIG 101, DETAIL II, REMOVED, FABRICATED NEW, AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, W .75, O .050, R .037, L 3.0, D .013.