Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 12, 2000
Submitted
June 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21814
Aircraft time
60,326 hours, 45,213 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 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

AT HMV2 FOUND AFT B/B SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT FS 1166 FROM STR 28L TO 28R. REMOVED FASTENERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO CORRODED AREA, CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE FROM STR 29-28 OUT OF LIMITS AND FRAME WEB BELOW FAIL-SAFE CHORD OUT OF LIMITS AS PER SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1. REMOVED CORROSION T CAP FROM STR 29R-27R, CON ON N/R 729.