Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
March 29, 2017
Submitted
July 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25098
Aircraft time
75,050 hours, 43,448 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
654653112
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 480
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

SHEAR TIE AT BS 480, BL 0 SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION. ACFT GROUNDED. CUT OFF LOWER LEG OF SHEAR TIE FOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07-2R, REPAIR 17. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. REMOVED SURFACE CORROSION FROM SKIN UNDER SHEAR TIE AT BS 480, BL 0.

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