Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
May 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21669
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
691487112
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 705
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER REMOVAL OF CRACKED LEVELING COMPOUND AT BS 705 STR 28 RT AND LT, FOUND FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE, CLEANED AND TREATED CORROSION ON EXTERNAL SKIN UNDER SHEAR TIE. FOUND SKIN TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW FEDEX SRM 53-30-1, INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE.