Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 28, 2025
Submitted
October 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
131,815 hours, 20,248 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140T2103U818
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

WHEN REMOVING DAMAGED SHEAR TIE FOUND DAMAGE TO FRAME AT BS 1373 BETWEEN S-28R AND S-27R , ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF CUT OUT AREA STEP 7 REF AVO 15518 REV A. NO CRACKS INDICATED. REF AVO 15518 REV A. COMPLIED WITH STEP 8 WITH A .040 INSURANCE CUT. COMPLETED STES (10)&(11) OF AVO 15518 REV.A, NO CRACKS FOUND. PER AVO 15518 REV A STEP 6, PERFORMED DAMAGE TRIM OUT WITH 2D EDGE MARGIN FOR FILLER. ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO 2D EDGE MARGIN . HFEC SURFACE C/W FOR STEP 7 WITH NO CRACK INDICATION. REF. NDT B767 6-51-00-19. COMPLETED STEP 8 OF AVO 15518 REV A .040 INSURANCE CUT. COMPLIED WITH FRAME DAMAGE STEP 12 - A, B, AND C. PER AVO 15518 REV. C. TRIM RADIUS ARE .50". MANTAINED 63 RA MICROINCHES OR BETTER SKIN ROUGHNESS AND MANTAINED MINIMUM EDGE MARGIN ABOVE 2D. CUT OUT DIMENSIONS ARE L-1.8" X W-0.95". PER STEP 12- D WILL NEED INSPECTION TO PERFORM SURFACE HFEC OF THE TRIMMED EDGE. REF 767 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-19. C/W AVO15518 REV. C STEP 12.D. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF THE TRIMMED EDGE. REF 767 NDT MANUAL PART 6,VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF FRAME REPAIR IAW ECRA 5360-02026 AND GMM 09-25-05