Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
April 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20867
Aircraft time
56,536 hours, 46,536 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
69436835
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

FWD PIT SHEAR TIE CORRODED, STA 660 BETWEEN STR 27R - 26R REMOVED CORROSION ON FWD SHEAR TIE STA 660 STR 27R - 26R REF SRM 51-10-6 PG 12 ORIGINAL MATERIAL .050". MATERIAL REMAINING .035", MATERIAL LOSS .015". FOUND OUT OF LIMITS REF SRM 53-10-1 PG 1-2. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE NOTE ID 60-4493, 7075 T-6 EXTRUSION REF BOEING DWG 69-43683. TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE, REF SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED A MAJOR REPAIR.