Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
December 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24398
Aircraft time
44,684 hours, 27,812 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
311N522045
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
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

NR2 PYLON STRUT, WHILE INSTALLING SKIN PANEL AT PP STA 185.35 (BATH TUB FITTING AREA), RT SIDE NOTICED CRACK IN VERTICAL SHEAR CLIP BETWEEN LOWER 2 FASTENER HOLES. CRACKED SHEAR CLIP ON NR 2 PYLON STRUT. R & R IAW SRM 51-40-02 REV101. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR.