Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
May 22, 2007
Submitted
June 13, 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
Fuselage
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, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SHEAR TIE AT BS 970 BETWEEN STR.25L AND 24L IS CRACKED AT LOWER END. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE "T" EXTRUSION IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE FROM BAC1505-100246 PO NR 650418 DIM 7" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 5 AND 51-20-1. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 970 BETWEEN STR 24L AND 25L IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.

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