Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
February 13, 2013
Submitted
February 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
160
Aircraft time
67,439 hours, 30,165 cycles
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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FWD CARGO COMPT AT FR 31 BET STR 43R AND STR 42R, SHEAR TIE HAS CORRSIOON. RII: BLENDED CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT FR 31 BET STR 43R AND 42R IAW SRM 51-74-00,L=.960"W=.670"D=.007" NO ESTABLISHED LIMITS ON SRM. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE ON TR NR T13/982442 MAT.2024.D .063C BATCH NR 0001942024. LOCATED AND DRILLED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-44-11. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-21-11. APPLIED TOP COAT TO NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-75-11. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-42-11. PRIMED FASTENERS IAW 51-21-11 APPLIED TOP COAT TO FASTENERS IAW 51-75-12.

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