Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 23, 2018
Submitted
September 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25141
Aircraft time
87,490 hours, 40,313 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

(AIRCRAFT 668, L/P 0660166) MTC FOUND CORROSION AT FS1460 FRAME AND SHEAR TIE (PN 146N1029-11 AND 140N2002-344, RESPECTIVELY). THE CORRODED SHEAR TIE WILL BE REMOVED AND DISCARDED. THE FRAME ATTACH FLANGE COMMON TO THE REMOVED SHEAR TIE WAS ALSO CORRODED, AND HAD TO BE REMOVED ALTOGETHER. THE ER/A ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOG PAGE AUTHORIZES THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A MODIFIED SHEAR TIE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE DTE SECTION, REFERENCING LOG 0660166, HAS A RUN OUT IN JULY 22, 2020. THE DTE IS ENGINEERING RELATED ONLY WITHOUT ANY MTC. WORK NEEDED.