SDR 08FDEA04305

Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: October 10, 2008
Submitted: October 15, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N485FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21488
Aircraft time: 41,780 hours, 28,484 cycles
System (JASC): 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
Part: Shear Tie
Part number: 651750469
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 200
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

LEFT AFT AIR STAIR AREA, BS 1262 SHEAR TIE CRACKED BETWEEN S11-12L REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED, TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE REPAIR. REF SRM 51-10-2, SRM 51-30-2 PG 1-4, SRM 53-10-04, NDT HOLES AND COUNTERSINKS, NO DEFECTS NOTED, REF NDT MANUAL PART 6. 51-00-00 AND 53-30-00. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR