Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 3, 2011
Submitted
August 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
61,795 hours, 22,878 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
140N200253
Condition
Broken
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

MAIN CABIN FRAME TO SKIN SHEAR TIES AT BS 520L ARE BROKEN FROM STR 17L TO STR 20L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIES AND REPLACED WITH NEW SHEAR TIES, P-N 140N2002-53 AND 140N2002-5 5 PER BACO DWG 140N2002 AND INSTALLED PER SRM ON NON ROUTINE 20008.