Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 29, 2016
Submitted
January 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55071
Aircraft time
41,869 hours, 29,424 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

CORROSION ON FORWARD SIDE OF ALC FRAME AND SHEAR TIES AT STA 1022.091 BETWEEN LONGERONS 29L AND 29R (MARKED IN RED). BLENDED CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT STA 1022 L29L -L29R. NOMINAL THICKNESS .050 REMAINING THICKNESS .038 REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 53-20-06 REPAIR 2 NO CORROSION NOTED ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME AT STA 1022.

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