Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
May 22, 2007
Submitted
May 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Aircraft time
47,830 hours, 38,338 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 480 S16-17l
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

WHILE IN "C" CHECK, FRAME STA 480, SHEAR TIE AT FRAME IS CRACKED BETWEEN STR 16L AND STR 17L. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CRACKED ANGLE AT STA 480 BETWEEN STR 16L AND 17L IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED ANGLE FROM 7075T6 .040 PO NR 9004940 APPROX DIM. 6" BY 2" IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1 AND 51-20-1 FIG 7. PRIMED ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED ANGLE AT STA 480 BETWEEN STR 16L AND 17L IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.

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