Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 30, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21529
Aircraft time
40,187 hours, 27,171 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
69445661
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 950f
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

AFT CARGO COMPT SHEAR TIE AT BS 950F BETWEEN STR 28L AND 29L IS CRACKED. REMOVED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-30-2. FAB NEW SHEAR TIE FROM 7075-O 0.080 INCH IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 5 AND 53-10-4 FIG 15. HEAT TREAT SHEAR TIE IAW FAS ENGINEERING REPORT NR 2-37153-807 REV A, TREAT AND PRIME NEW SHEAR IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE AT BS 950F BETWEEN STR 28L AND 29L IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-4 FIG 15.