Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
November 1, 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
Bs 950b
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 AT SHEAR TIE, BS 950B LEFT SIDE OF STRINGER 30. REMOVED FASTENERS AT BS 950B LEFT SIDE OF STRINGER 30 IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED CORROSION AT FRAME SHEAR TIE IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-6. CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-1 FIGURE 1 AND SRM 53-10-2 FIGURE 5, CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 11. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 11 AND SRM 53-10-2 FIGURE 5. HEAT TREATED REPAIR DOUBLER TO T6 CONDITION IAW ER NR 2-37153-801 REV A, TREATED AND PRIMED SHEAR TIE REPAIR AND AREA IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE REPAIR AT BS 950B LEFT SIDE OF STRINGER 30 IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 11.