Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 24, 2008
Submitted
May 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22039
Aircraft time
44,006 hours, 27,834 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
53FX14402
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 640 S27l
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 CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME STA 640 SHEAR TIE LOWER FLANGE HAS A HOLE DRILLED THRU ABOVE STR 27L. FABRICATED 2 EACH FREEZE PLUGS, 2 RETAINING PLATES. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS AND RETAINING PLATES IAW EA 7-5310-116985, SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-10-7.