Since this TIU already has a cooked VAR #1 channel (the brown trace under the PCB), and now this issue, I won't be spending any more time trying to fix it. I got it free, and I've kept it running for quite some spell, it's time for it to retire.
I know my limitations, I stick to .095mm pitch parts or larger for the most part. Smaller chips with a finer pitch I will tackle, like the PS/2 amplifier chip. I just don't bother to attempt larger parts with .065 and smaller pitch, just too stinkin' difficult to get them on without killing the board or the chip.