Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
December 8, 2012
Submitted
December 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26500
Aircraft time
33,653 hours, 13,612 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HORIZONTAL STAB COMP FRAME, SHEAR TIE EXISTING RIVET AND PREVIOUS REPAIR RIVET HAS ZERO PITCH AND EDGE DISTANCE IS OUT OF LIMITS AT STA 1844 BET S3L- S4L. : EXTERNAL SKIN HAS PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW ER/A 508957-14, REV ORIG PERMANENT REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED.