Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
September 19, 2008
Submitted
November 11, 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
Corroded
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.

What was found

LOWER FUSELAGE NOSE COMPARTMENT TORQUE BOX AT BS 303 BETWEEN S-24L AND S-27L SHEAR TIE WITH CORROSION. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SHEAR TIE AT BS 303 BETWEEN S-25L AND S-27L IAW B727 SRM 53-10-4 FIG 11.