SDR 07FDEA03043

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: August 22, 2007
Submitted: August 22, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N262FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 21624
Aircraft time: 49,571 hours, 30,392 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: 6516348137
Condition: Corroded
Location: Zone 100
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

AFT LOWER PIT STATION 1148 BILGE AREA, SHEAR TIE FRAME CORRODED, BETWEEN STR 30 AND STR 29L REMOVED CORROSION REF SRM 51-10-01. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, ORIGINAL THICKNESS .066" REMAINING THICKNESS .043". REMOVED .023". REMOVED DAMAGE, FAB NEW FRAME REPAIR. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE. REF SRM 53-10-4 FIG 11.