Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991FD
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22911
Aircraft time
76,985 hours, 37,745 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140N20021
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

AFT CARGO AREA AFTER REMOVAL OF DOUBLER FOUND AT STA 140 BETWEEN S-29R TO S-30 SHEAR TIE WORN AND HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AT AFT CARGO SHEAR TIE STA 1400 BETWEEN S-29R TO S-30 IAW SRM 51-10-02. BLENDED AREA L=1 W=.5 D=.010 ORIGINAL MATERIAL .050 AFTER REWORK .040 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07, FIG 101 DETAIL II. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02. CATEGORY "A" MAJOR REPAIR.