Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 30, 2007
Submitted
February 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
DU4R141M
AAR Aircraft Services, LLC
Aircraft
N684DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27104
Aircraft time
47,715 hours, 21,659 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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 BASE OF FRAME AT BS 1400, B/L 2L IN BILGE OF THE AFT CARGO PIT. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIES. REMOVED CORROSION ON FRAME, WITHIN LIMITS IAW B757 SRM 51-10-02, 53-60-07, 53-00-07. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2 NEW SHEAR TIES 4.0 BY 2.0 FROM 7075-T6 .050 IAW B757 SRM 51-40-05, 51-20-01 AND 51-30-01.