Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
January 17, 2020
Submitted
January 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24772
Aircraft time
67,947 hours, 23,036 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
146N63462
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
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

FUSELAGE LT EMERGENCY EXIT INTERNAL STRUCTURE AT MID SECTION AFT STIFFENER CRACKED BETWEEN STR 13L TO STR 14L ON STA 1340. (SHEAR TIE) REMOVED AND REPLACED STIFFENER (SHEAR TIE) ON LT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AT INTERNAL STRUCTURE MID SECTION AFT SIDE IAW SRM 51-40-02-OG, FABRICATED NEW STIFFENER (SHEAR TIE) IAW DRAWING 146N6346 REV A AND REV -.