Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 17, 2007
Submitted
February 10, 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 500
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

CORROSION WITH SOME EXFOLIATION ON SHEAR TIE BS 500 BETWEEN STRINGER 28R AND STRINGER 28L. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-6, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-40-1 FIGURE 1 AND 53-10-2 FIGURE 3. CUT OUT SHEAR TIE IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE REPAIR IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 11 AND 53-10-2 FIGURE 3. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-4 FIGURE 11.