Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21330
Aircraft time
62,437 hours, 43,141 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 IN FWD CARGO BAY BS 640 SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN STR 27R - 26R WL 149 AFT SIDE OF FRAME. REMOVED CORROSION FROM SHEAR TIE AT BS 640 BETWEEN STR 27R AND 26R. MATERIAL LOSS WAS .017 DEEP X 1 X 4 INCHES FROM AN ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF .058 AND IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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