Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
October 14, 2008
Submitted
November 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Aircraft time
73,890 hours, 49,460 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Cracked
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

LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT SHEAR TIE WITH CRACK AT BS 540 BETWEEN S25R AND S26R. REPLACED FUSELAGE SHEAR TIE SECTION AT BS 540 BETWEEN S25R AND S26R IAW SRM 51-10-1 PARA 7A.