Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 3, 2012
Submitted
August 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27159
Aircraft time
83,283 hours, 13,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1280
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 SHEAR TIE ATTACHMENT BETWEEN FRAME AT BS 1280 AND BL 0 FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF SRM LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE SRM 51-40-02. MAJOR REPAIR