Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 27, 2007
Submitted
February 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Aircraft time
80,672 hours, 40,673 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1166
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 RIGHT STRINGER 27L BS 1166 SHEAR TIE AFT SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION AT BS 1166 STRINGER 27L IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-6 FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-1 FIGURE 1. REMOVED PREVIOUS SHEAR TIE IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 15, 53-10-2 FIGURE 5 AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 15 AND 51-30-2.