What was found
AFT PIT BILGE, CORROSION IN SHEAR TIE AFT SIDE OF FRAME 1130 BETWEEN STR 27L AND 28L. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER MM 53-10-29. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2001
- Submitted
- August 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7449U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21903
- Aircraft time
- 61,566 hours, 35,766 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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