Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 25, 2007
Submitted
September 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
58,964 hours, 32,723 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 700 S28l/R
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

FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 700 FRAME CLIP FROM STR 28LT TO 28RT HAS CORROSION ON AFT SIDE. REMOVED BODY PANEL NR 3337 LEFT AND 3420 RIGHT, 3437 RIGHT FOR ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED SHEAR TIE AT BODY STA 700 STR 28R TO 28L IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE MATERIAL USED 7075T6 0.040" PO NR 9005551 DIMENSION 9 7/8" BY 2" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 3, SRM 51-10-3, 51-30-5. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED BODY PANEL NR 3337 LEFT, 3420 RIGHT AND 3437 RIGHT IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. SHEAR TIE INSTALLED IAW B727 SRM 51-30-02.