Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
November 14, 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

FRAME SHEAR TIE CRACKED IN NLG W/WELL TORQUE BOX AT BS 328, BETWEEN STR 26L AND 27L. REPAIRED FRAME SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15. DOCUMENTED ON N/R 1-683.