What was found
WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSP IT WAS NOTED THAT FRAME AT BS 1130 SHEAR TIE IS CORRODED BETWEEN STR 26R-29R. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE. INSTALLED REPAIR, NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2009
- Submitted
- November 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N89427
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21365
- Aircraft time
- 63,643 hours, 41,448 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.