What was found
LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT BS 640 BETWEEN S-27R AND S-28R SHEAR TIE FRAME WITH CRACK. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AND TEE AT BS 640 BETWEEN S-27R AND S-28R IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1 PARA 7A.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2008
- Submitted
- November 6, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N745DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 20665
- Aircraft time
- 73,890 hours, 49,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.