Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2008
Submitted
April 23, 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
651593240
Condition
Corroded
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 STA 520 BETWEEN STR 28L-28R CORRODED. REMOVED FASTENER'S TO ACCESS CORROSION IN REF TO SRM 51-30-2 PG 2. REMOVED CORROSION ON FWD SIDE OF SHEAR TIE BS 520 STR 28L-28R IN REF TO SRM 53-10-1. CHECK SHEAR TIE FOR MAT'L LOSS ORIGINAL THICKNESS .042 INCH. REMOVED .003 INCH, REMAINING MAT'L .039 INCH. PER ITEM 3 MAT'L LOSS IS LESS THAN 109.3 IS WITHIN LIMITS REF SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED SHEAR TIE IN REF TO SRM 51-10-2 PG 7. PAINTED SHEAR TIE IN REF TO M/M 51-20-151-07. REINSTALLED FASTENERS IN REF TO SRM 51-30-2 PG 2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.