Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757204

Difficulty date
March 29, 2013
Submitted
April 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966FD
Make and model
Boeing 757204
Aircraft serial
25626
Aircraft time
68,641 hours, 24,554 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140N2002463
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1701
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

FOUND 0.200 GAP IN BETWEEN SKIN AND SHEAR TIE AT BS 1701 BETWEEN STRINGER 15 - 16 LEFT, ONLY ALLOWED FOR UP TO 0.040 MAXIMUM GAP. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SHEAR TIE FABRICATED AS PER DWG 140N2002 SHT.4 REV.B AND INSTALLED AS PER DWG 146N1026 SHT.2 REV.D. MAJOR REPAIR.