What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FWD CARGO BAY AT FR32 BETWEEN CENTER LINE AND STR 43R, SHEAR TIE HAS CORROSION. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-42-11 DAMAGE DIM; L=1.5" W=1.020" D=.020". NO ALLOWABLE LIMITS ESTABLISHED IN SRM.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2013
- Submitted
- February 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N314US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 160
- Aircraft time
- 67,439 hours, 30,165 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.