Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 17, 2007
Submitted
February 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Aircraft time
60,872 hours, 40,673 cycles
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.

What was found

SURFACE CORROSION ON FORWARD PIT SHEAR TIE BS 520 BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 28R. REMOVED FASTENERS IN AREA TO GAIN ACCESS IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2, REMOVED CORROSION IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-6, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-1 FIGURE 1. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE REPAIR, CUT OUT DAMAGED SHEAR TIE IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-2 FIGURE 3 AND 53-10-4 FIGURE 11. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR SHEAR TIE AT FORWARD PIT BS 520 BETWEEN STRINGER 28 L AND 28R IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-4 FIGURE 11.