SDR 07FDEA02404

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: July 9, 2007
Submitted: July 9, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N286FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 22623
Aircraft time: 39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: 6943668
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
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

FWD PIT BILGE BODY FRAME SHEAR TIE IS BUCKLED/CRACKED BS 720E, 2 "OB OF STR 26L, WL 151 (MKD). REMOVED SHEAR TIE, FORMED, HEAT TREATED, TREATED, PRIMED AND MATCH DRILLED NEW SHEAR TIE. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE REF SRM 51-30-2, REF DRAWING 69-43668, SRM 51-10-2.