Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 23, 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
Cracked
Location
Bs 720
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 PIT RIGHT BS 720 BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 28R FRAME CRACKED AT BOTTOM FLANGE. FABRICATED FRAME SHEAR TIE REPAIR FROM 7075-T6 .063" PO NR 9005685 APPROXIMATE DIMENSION 4.375" BY 5.875" IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 12 AND SRM 53-10-2 FIGURE 3. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA APPROXIMATE DIMENSION 4" BY 5.875" IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 12. REPAIR PARTS AND BARE METAL AREAS TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT FRAME BS 720 BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 28R IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.