Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 10, 2015
Submitted
April 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27588
Aircraft time
67,986 hours, 27,372 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1540
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.

What was found

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA BS 1540 BETWEEN STR 30 TO STR 29R: FRAME CORRODED ON AFT FACE AT SHEAR TIE CLIP. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. SHEAR TIE WAS INSTALLED IAW ERA 522716-15, REV ORIGINAL.