Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 1, 2008
Submitted
December 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21669
Aircraft time
38,272 hours, 26,695 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
6516314111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NLG W/W SHEAR TIE AT STA 312 BETWEEN STR 24R - 25R IS CRACKED AT BOTTOM HOLE. REMOVED FASTENERS A ND CUT OUT SHEAR TIE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-4 FIG 15. REPAIRED NLG W/W SHEAR TIE AT BS 312 BETWEEN STR 24R AND STR 25R IAW B727 SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE, REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-4 FIG 15.