Service difficulty report · Shear Web · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 22, 2011
Submitted
September 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990FD
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22909
Aircraft time
79,030 hours, 38,920 cycles
Part
Shear Web
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1681.8-1720
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 CABIN SHEAR WEB HAS CORROSION ON SURFACE AT APPROX BETWEEN BL 0 AND RBL 15. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-02. ORIGINAL MATERIAL .071 AFTER REWORK .046 MATERIAL LOSS .025 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-51, FIG 101, DETAIL III. REMOVED SHEAR WEB IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR WEB IAW DWG 146N5318. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR WEB IAW SRM 51-40-01. MAJOR REPAIR.