Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 9, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29239
Aircraft time
38,786 hours, 10,832 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE SHEAR TIES CORRODED ON LOWER LEG, BS 1373, BETWEEN STR 37R - 38R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE AND FABRICATED & INSTALLED A NEW SHEAR TIE.