What was found
AFT PIT BILGE FRAME TO SKIN SHEAR TIE CORRODED BS 1460, STR 28 - 29L. REMOVED SHEAR TIE AND FABRICATED A NEW SHEAR TIE PER BAC DWG 140N2002 AND INSTALLED PER BAC DWG 146N1014, REV. D AND SRM51-40-2. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2012
- Submitted
- August 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N548UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25396
- Aircraft time
- 77,872 hours, 22,532 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1460 S28-29l
- 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.