Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 12, 2013
Submitted
March 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24891
Aircraft time
73,083 hours, 27,199 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 600
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 CRACKED AT BS 600, S16-17L. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE. FABRICATED IAW DWG 140N2002-53, SRM 51-40-02, & SRM 51-40-05. MAJOR REPAIR.