Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
54,937 hours, 20,176 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140N2006184
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

SHEAR TIE (PN 140N2006-184) REQUIRES FABRICATION AT STA 580, STR 18 TO STR 19L, AS PART OF PERMANENT REPAIR OF LT FUSELAGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: FABRICATED NEW SHEARTIE 140N2006-184 AND INSTALLED.