- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2002
- Submitted
- December 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N477FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21394
- Aircraft time
- 40,642 hours, 28,433 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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
CORROSION ON AFT BAY SHEAR TIE AT BS 1010, LBL 9, WL 138.