Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 16, 2014
Submitted
July 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
91,685 hours, 14,561 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Shear Tie
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

SHEAR TIE CORRODED AFT CARGO BS 1562 STRINGER 38L - 38R. REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5360-01383. REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR STATIC STRENGTH VIA FAA 8100-9 DTD 7 -7-2014. NEW FAA 8100-9 FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR 26.43 D & 25.571 MUST BE ISSUED WITHIN 24 MONTHS FROM 7-7-14, OTHERWISE ACFT WILL NO LONGER BE AIRWORTHY IAW ECRA 5360-01383. REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED AS STAGE 1 & WILL LIKELY BE APPROVED AS PERMANENT WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS. CONTACT EG AFTER 2-7-16 & PRIOR TO 3-7-16 FOR DISPOSITION.